Abstract:Dihalomucononitriles were synthesized and their reactivity evaluated to assess their ability to function as linchpin reagents. Bis(2-chloroacrylonitrile) and bis(2-bromoacrylonitrile) were synthesized from 2,13-benzothiadiazole and shown to undergo conjugate addition reactions with both nitrogen (40–95% yield) and carbon nucleophiles (72–93% yield). Secondary amines were found to undergo monoadditions while carbon nucleophiles added twice. The sequence of addition of the nucleophiles could be controlled giving… Show more
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