Michael-addition of malononitrile to 1,3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1990-27123

2,4,6-Triaryl-3-aroyl-4-hydroxy-1, 1-cyclohexanedicarbonitriles have been prepared by the base-catalyzed reaction of variously substituted α,β-unsaturated ketones with malononitrile in anhydrous ether at room temperature. Their structures have been establ