Nitriles are valuable compounds because they have widespread applications in organic chemistry. This report details the nickel-catalyzed reductive cyanation of aryl halides and epoxides with cyanogen bromide for the synthesis of nitriles. This robust protocol underscores the practicality of using a commercially available and cost-effective cyanation reagent. A variety of aryl halides and epoxides featuring diverse functional groups, such as -TMS, -Bpin, -OH, -NH, -CN, and -CHO, were successfully converted into nitriles in moderate-to-good yields. Moreover, the syntheses at gram-scale and application in late-stage cyanation of natural products and drugs reinforces its potentiality.
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