Pinner reaction

The Pinner reaction refers to the acid catalysed reaction of a nitrile with an alcohol to form an imino ester salt (alkyl imidate salt); this is sometimes referred to as a Pinner salt.The reaction is named after Adolf Pinner, who first described it in 1877.Pinner salts are themselves reactive and undergo additional nucleophilic additions to give various useful products:

Pinner reaction

The Pinner reaction refers to the acid catalysed reaction of a nitrile with an alcohol to form an imino ester salt (alkyl imidate salt); this is sometimes referred to as a Pinner salt.The reaction is named after Adolf Pinner, who first described it in 1877.Pinner salts are themselves reactive and undergo additional nucleophilic additions to give various useful products: