Journal of the American Chemical Society

Some reactions of delta ketonic nitriles

CFH Allen

Index: Allen Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1925 , vol. 47, p. 1739

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Abstract

It was foundlc that when R= CaHs a much greater concentration of both hydrogen bromide and nitrile was necessary to bring about ring formation than when R= CN or COOCH3. It seemed possible that the change might be connected in some way with the activity of the hydrogen in the position alpha to both the CN and the R, because this is known to be less active in benzyl cyanide than in cyano-acetic acid derivatives. That such a hydrogen was ...