Abstract Arylation of α-methyleneglutaronitrile (MGN) occurred when arylamines, aminopyridines and 3-aminothiophene were treated with alkylnitrites and copper (I) chloride in dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) solutions. Results from this study exemplified the synthetic advantage of DMMP as a solvent in Meerwein reactions with an olefin of low reactivity, yielding 1-aryl-2 chloro-2, 4-dicyanobutanes, and its 3-pyridyl-and thiophen-3-yl ...
