
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ducker, JW 
A1  - Gunter, MJ 
T1  - The reaction of ethenetetracarbonitrile with acyclic &#946;-dicarbonyl compounds and related studies
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1973
VL  - 26
IS  - 7
SP  - 1551
EP  - 1569
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9731551 
N2  - The reaction of ethenetetracarbonitrile (TCNE) with acyclic &#946;- dicarbonyl compounds has been shown to give 2-dicyanomethylene-2,5- dihydropyrroles (5) via 2-imino-2,3-dihydrofurans (4). Hydrogenation of (5) gave the pyrroles (16). Representative pyrroles were degraded and synthesized by an alternative route. The novel transformation of substituted malononitriles to carboxylic acids has been investigated. The reaction of alcohols with ketone-ethenetetracarbonitrile adducts has been reinvestigated. 
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