A New Simple Synthesis of α-Substituted Acrylonitriles

(opens in new window) Buy Article (opens in new window) Permissions and Reprints (opens in new window) All articles of this category (opens in new window) An efficient preparation of α-substituted acrylonitriles 6 based on the utilization of 4-cyano-3-ketothiolane enolate anion ( 3 ) as a synthetic equivalent to α-acrylonitrile anion ( 1 ) is described.