| abstract |
Cyanide feedstock in the presence of a palladium catalyst and a catalytic amount of Cu + or Zn 2+ , or in the presence of a palladium catalyst, Zn (CN) 2 and Formula 4 wherein R is halogen, or CF 3 − where n is an integer ranging from 0-8. A process for producing citalopram comprising the reaction of a compound of (CF 2 ) n -SO 2- .n n n (Formula 4) |