Aw. Erian et al., BETA-ENAMINONITRILES IN HETEROCYCLIC SYNTHESIS - A NOVEL SYNTHESIS AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF ALPHA-SUBSTITUTED-BETA-ENAMINONITRILES, Tetrahedron, 50(6), 1994, pp. 1877-1884
Novel synthesis of alpha-substituted-beta-enaminonitriles could be obt
ained from reaction of beta-enaminonitriles with paraformaldehyde and
dimethylamine. Such compounds reacted readily with a wide variety of r
eagents to give unique heterocyclic systems.