Enaminones as building blocks in organic synthesis: A novel route to polyfunctionally substituted benzonitriles, pyridines, eneylbenzotriazoles and diazepines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jhet.5570400205

An efficient synthesis of enaminones 1a-c is reported. Compounds 1a-c reacted with diethyl-3-amino-2-cyanopenten-1,5-dicarboxylate (3) to yield the benzonitriles 6. On the other hand, the reaction of 1a-c with 3-amino-2-cyano-2-pentene dinitrile (7) affor