H. Maruoka et al., STUDIES ON HETEROCYCLIC ENAMINONITRILES, .13. REACTIONS OF ETHYL N-2-(3-CYANO-4,5-DIHYDRO-2-FURYL)CARBAMATES WITH SODIUM-IODIDE, Liebigs Annalen der Chemie, (6), 1993, pp. 625-627
The reaction of ethyl N-2-(3-cyano-4,5-dihydro-2-furyl)carbamate (1),
1-cyano-N-(ethoxycarbonyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (2), and ethyl 3-cya
no-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinecarboxylate (3) with sodium iodide gave 3-ethyl-
2-oxo-3-pyrrolidinecarbonitrile (5). Similarly, the reaction of ethyl
N-2-13-cyano-4,5-dihydro-4-(or -5-)phenyl-2-furyl]carbamate (7 or 8) a
nd N-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxamide (9) afforded 3-e
thyl-2-oxo-5-phenyl-3-pyrrolidinecarbonitrile (10).