A Study on the Reaction of 1‐(3‐Pyridyl)‐2,2‐di‐substituted Ethylenes with 1‐Benzyl‐1,4‐dihydronicotinamide

Abstract

The reaction of a series of 1-(3-pyridyl)-2,2-di-substituted ethylenes with 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) in deaerated acetonitrile produces the corresponding 1-(3-pyridyl)-2,2-di-substituted ethanes in contrast to benzylidenemalononitrile (BM) which does not react with BNAH under the same conditions.