The Journal of Organic Chemistry

A new synthesis of tetracyanocyclopropanes

H Hart, YC Kim

Index: Hart,H.; Kim,Y.C. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1966 , vol. 31, p. 2784 - 2789

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Abstract

2784 HART AND KIM VOL. 31 diethyl ether was cooled at 0'and a 100% excess of diborane, generated externally from sodium borohydride and boron trifluoride etherate, was bubbled into the solution with a stream of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 4 hr and most of the ether and excess diborane were removed by distillation under nitrogen. The residue was dissolved in 50 ml of dry chloroform and a 20'% excw of ...