MICHAEL ADDITIONS CATALYZED BY NICKEL(II) OR COBALT(II)ACETATE-2,2'-BIPYRIDINE COMPLEXES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1980.353

In the presence of nickel(II) or cobalt(II)acetate-2,2'-bipyridine complexes, α,β-unsaturated ketones, methyl acrylate, and acrylonitrile were found to react with nitromethane, malononitrile, and aniline at room temperature under neutral condition to afford addition products in good yields.