Table 1.

Cyanation of aryl chlorides^[[a],[b]]

L1 97% (0.2% P1)	L1 95% (0.4% P1)	L1 90% (0.6% P1)	L1 97% (0.3% P1)[c]
L2 94% (0.8% P2)	L2 84% (1.8% P2)[d]	L2 90% (0.8% P2)	L2 92% (0.7% P2)
L2 91% (0.8% P2)		L2 92% (0.5% P2)	L2 85% (3% P2)

^[a]Reaction conditions: aryl chloride (1 mmol), K₄[Fe(CN)₆]•3H₂O (0.5 equiv), precatalyst (× mol %), ligand (× mol %) KOAc (0.125 equiv), dioxane (2.5 mL), H₂O (2.5 mL).

^[b]Isolated yields, average of 2 independent runs.

^[c]10 mmol scale: 96% yield.

^[d]70 °C, 12 h.