Z. Konya et al., FT-IR SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATION OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF ALLYL CYANIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF BUTYL-LITHIUM, Mikrochimica acta, 1997, pp. 203-205
The transformation of allyl cyanide in THF solution in the presence of
butyl-lithium was investigated by FT-IR spectroscopy. The large shift
s in the CN and C=C stretching vibration regions testify to the genera
tion and existence of a carbanion intermediate in this base-catalysed
double bond isomerization of allyl cyanide to crotononitrile.