Reduction of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds and of their N -phenylimine derivatives by sodium cyanide under aprotic conditions

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the University of Alcala – project No. CCG2014/EXP-010. K. Hamrouni thanks the Tunisian Ministry of Science that provided her a grant ‘‘bourse d’alternance’’ as financial support of her stay in Spain.