RT Journal Article T1 Efficient synthesis of β-aminonitriles from arynes and imines in acetonitrile A1 Gómez Pérez, Inmaculada Jénnifer A1 Mariño, Cristina A1 Pérez Meirás, María Dolores A1 Guitián Rivera, Enrique A1 Peña Gil, Diego K1 Beta-aminonitriles K1 Arynes K1 Imines K1 Synthesis K1 Multicomponent reactions AB Multicomponent reactions are powerful strategies for synthesizing complex molecules in an efficient manner. In this work, we investigate a novel multicomponent reaction involving arynes, imines, and nitriles, leading to chiral β-aminonitriles. Notably, two new bonds (C–C and C–N) are formed in one step without the use of metal catalysts, showing the great potential of this transformation. We demonstrate that this synthetic methodology is compatible with different arynes and imines, and propose a reasonable reaction mechanism initiated by the nucleophilic addition of the imine to the aryne. PB Royal Society of Chemistry SN 2046-2069 YR 2024 FD 2024-10-23 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38102 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38102 LA eng NO Xunta de Galicia (Centro de Investigación do Sistema Universitario de Galicia, 2023-2027, ED431G 2023/03 and Oportunius Program) NO European Union (European Regional Development Fund – ERDF) DS Minerva RD 24 abr 2026