... 1980. Printed in Great Britain THREE CARBON ANNEIATION REAGENTS: UNSATURATED ALPHA AMINONITRILES AS HOMOENOIATE EQUIVALENTS Richard M. Jacobson:* and John W. Clader Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 ot-Aminonitriles 1c and ld (R = Me) can react as either acyl anion or homoenolate equivalents on varying the reacti conditions. ...