Va. Dorokhov et al., CETYL-2-AMINO-4-HYDROXY-1,3-PENTADIENECARBONITRILE - E,Z-ISOMERISM AND THE ABILITY TO FORM CHELATES, Russian chemical bulletin, 43(8), 1994, pp. 1356-1359
The Ni acetylacetonate-catalyzed addition of acetylacetone to malononi
trile was shown to afford etyl-2-amino-4-hydroxy-1,3-pentadienecarboni
trile. The diphenyl boron chelate of the latter with a beta-diketone-t
ype structure was obtained. E,Z-isomerism of the chelate and the free
ligand were investigated. The Z-isomers were found to dominate in low
polarity solvents.