THE CHEMISTRY AND SYNTHETIC POTENTIALITIES OF β-KETOANILIDES : REACTIN OF ETHYL CYANOACETATE WITH β-KETOANILIDES
Ethyl cyanoacetate reacts with β-ketoanilides 2a-g to give the simple Knoevenagel condensation products 3a-g.The reactivity of 3a towards a variety of chemical reagents was studied to give, in most cases, polyfuncionally substituted pyridine derivatives.