SYNCHRONOUS ELIMINATION OF THE NITRO AND ESTER GROUPS OR THE NITRO AND KETO GROUPS VIA ONE ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTION

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1980.281

The nitro and ester groups are eliminated from α-cyano-β-nitroesters (1) on treatment with one electron transfer reagents.Similarly, the nitro and acetyl groups are eliminated from α-acetyl-β-nitroesters (2) or α-acetyl-β-nitroketones (3).