Radical addition reactions. Part II. The addition of ethyl cyanoacetate to conjugated olefins

• Main Authors: Huang, R.L., Ong, Chong Oon, Ong, S.H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 1968
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25597/; https://doi.org/10.1039/j39680002217

The addition of ethyl cyanoacetate, catalysed by t-butyl peroxide at 155-160°, to a series of conjugated olefins XCH:CHY, namely dimethyl fumarate (X = Y = CO2Me), methyl crotonate (X = Me, Y = CO 2Me), β-methyl-styrene, methyl cinnamate, benzylideneacetone, and cis- and trans-cinnamonitrile (X = Ph...