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Electroreduction of Organic Compounds, 1. - Condensation Reactions of Acetonitrile with the Aid of Electrogenerated Bases
Kistenbruegger, Lothar,Mischke, Peter,Voss, Juergen,Wiegand, Gabriele
, p. 461 - 471 (2007/10/02)
Electrochemical reduction of alkyl benzoates in dry acetonitrile yields benzoylacetonitrile (2).Methyl 3-cyano-2-hydroxy-2-phenylpropionate (7) is obtained from methyl phenylglyoxalate (5) under the same conditions. - Analogously β-dialkylaminocinnamonitriles 9 can be obtained from N,N-dialkylthiobenzamides 8.N,N-Dimethylbenzamide (10) yields β-dimethylamino-cinnammonitrile (9a) on electroreduction in the presence of azobenzene as a probase by catalytical generation of acetonitrile anions.
