An efficient palladium catalytic system for microwave assisted cyanation of aryl halides

Application of a new catalytic system for cyanation reaction of various aryl halides using K4[Fe(CN)6] as cyanating source was examined. The reactions were performed under microwave irradiation and results showed that application of this catalytic system and DMF at 130 °C minimized the reaction times from hours to minutes in good to excellent yields.