Journal of the American Chemical Society

The application of enamines to a new synthesis of β-ketonitriles

ME Kuehne

Index: Kuehne Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1959 , vol. 81, p. 5400,5403

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Citation Number: 102

Abstract

The ketones cyclopentanone through cyclononanone.~-benz~ loxvcvclohexanone and I- benzoyloxycyclohexanone were converted to their pyrrolidine enamines and these reacted with cyanogen chloride to give the corresponding a-cyanoketones.“-llethylcj-clohesanone yielded mainly'-cyano-6-methylcyclohexanone and a small amount of.'-c!-ano-'-methylc~ cli)- hexanone.~-Phen~ lc~-clohesanone gave only 9-c!-ano-B-phenylc~-clolie~ anone. The ...