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N-Cyanoimides: Reactivity studies with amine nucleophiles

RW Stephens, LA Domeier, MG Todd, VA Nelson

Index: Stephens, Randall W.; Domeier, Linda A.; Todd, Michael G.; Nelson, Veronica A. Tetrahedron Letters, 1992 , vol. 33, # 6 p. 733 - 736

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Abstract

Abstract N-Cyanoimides are useful precursors to N-alkyl or N-aryl imides. Treatment of aromatic N-cyanoimides such as N-cyanophthalimide (1) with primary amines provides N- substituted imides directly, while aliphatic N-cyanoimides afford diamide intermediates which can be converted to N-substituted imides upon heating.