Nitroacetonitrile in Reactions with Enones

Abstract

Reactions of nitroacetonitrile with enones, depending on the structure of the latter, lead to the formation of either condensation products at the carbonyl group or Michael adducts, which are capable of undergoing further intra- and intermolecular transformations. The structure of the synthesized products was established using ¹H, ¹³C{¹H} NMR, and IR spectroscopy.