Table 1. Synthesis of α-Allyl Imidates.

Entry	Alcohol	Temp/Time	Imidate	Yield [%]a
1	MeOH	75 °C/2 d		4a: R = Me [81%]
2	EtOH	75 °C/2 d		4b: R = Et [43%]
3	i-PrOH	90 °C/5 d		4c: R = i-Pr [39%]
4	c-pentanol	110 °C/5 d		4d: R = c-pent [45%]
5	EtOH	85 °C/3 d		4e: R = Et [76%]
6	i-PrOH	90 °C/4 d		4f: R = i-Pr [76%]
7	c-pentanol	115 °C/4 d		4g: R = c-pent [71%]
8	MeOH	75 °C/2 d		4h: R = Me [95%]c
9	EtOH	75 °C/2 d		4i: R = Et [75%]
10	i-PrOH	75 °C/5 d		4j: R = i-Pr [47%]d
11	EtOH	75 °C/2 d	b	4k: R = Et [82%]
12	c-pentanol	75 °C/2 d		4l: R = c-pent [38%]

^aIsolated Yields.

^bMBS = p-methoxybenzenesulfonyl.

^cNo nitrile observed in crude ¹H NMR.

^dEst. nitrile yield by crude ¹H NMR = 20%.