Synthesis and X-ray characterisation of a new polycondensed heterocycle obtained by a novel Mn (III)-mediated cascade reaction of 2-cyanophenyl isothiocyanate
G Calestani, L Capella, R Leardini, M Minozzi, D Nanni…
2-Cyanophenyl isothiocyanate reacted with Mn (III) acetate in acetic acid or acetonitrile to give fair yields of a new polycondensed heterocycle arising from the joining together of two molecules of the starting isothiocyanate with loss of a CS moiety. The yields were close to 90% when the reaction was carried out in the presence of diethyl malonate. This compound was unambiguously identified by X-ray crystallography. Under the same conditions, 2-( ...