Results Acetone, 2-butanone, and 3-methyl-2-butanone were made to react with CAN and 1, 3-butadiene, the solvent being the reactant ketone in each case. The CAN: 1, 3-butadiene molar ratio was 1: 2. Solvents different than the reactant ketones were also used but with worse results. Accordingly, in CH&N reactions were exceedingly slow, and in MeOH extensive solvolysis of the reaction products was observed.
