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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Nucleophilic Additions of the Cyanide Anion to 4,4-Dichloro-1,1-Diphenyl-2-Azabuta-1,3-Diene

Gérard SchmittOlivier BlacqueSandrine Jacquot-rousseauMarek M. KubickiBernard Laude

subject

chemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryNucleophileDienePotassium cyanideGeneral ChemistryMedicinal chemistryCyanide anion

description

The unexpected formation of a 2H-pyrrole by reaction of potassium cyanide with 4,4-dichloro-1,1-diphenyl-2-azabuta-1,3-diene and the mechanism of this reaction are described and the structures of the product and a trapped intermediate confirmed by X-ray crystallographic studies.

https://doi.org/10.3184/030823402103171681