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α-Isocyanatoacrylonitriles from alkylidene- or arylidenecyanoacetic acids; synthesis and reactions
Jaafar,Francis,Danion-Bougot,Danion
, p. 56 - 60 (2007/10/02)
The Curtius reaction converts alkylidene- or arylidenecyanoacetic acids to α-isocyanatoacrylonitriles in a stereospecific way. These versatile intermediates allow an easy access to arylacetic acids and various amino acid derivatives, as well as β-lactams or 2-azabutadienes.
