P. Imming et M. Resch, OLIGOMERS FROM THE REACTION OF 1,2-DIAMINOETHANE AND MALONIC-ACID DERIVATIVES - NO FORMATION OF 1,4-DIAZA-5,7-CYCLOHEPTANEDIONE, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 338(2), 1996, pp. 121-123
The reaction of 1,2-diaminoethane (5) with malonic acid derivatives (6
, 7, 8, 10) gives oligo- and polymers that were characterized by MALDI
-ToF mass spectrometry. Literature reports that claimed the formation
of the title compound in these reactions were critically evaluated and
could not be confirmed.