Pd‐catalyzed direct CH cyanation of picolinamides via bidentate chelation assistance

A bidentate-chelation assistant palladium-catalyzed direct C-H cyanation of picolinamides with TMSCN is described. The reaction of various derivatives gave the corresponding cyanated products in moderate to good yields under mild conditions. In addition, the cyanated product could transform into some valuable functional groups in good yields. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.