Synthesis 1985; 1985(12): 1116-1118
DOI: 10.1055/s-1985-31443
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A New Stereoselective Cyclopropane Synthesis

András Dancsó* , Mária Kajtár-Peredy, Csaba Szántay, György Kalaus
  • *Central Research Institute for Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
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27 September 2002 (online)

2-Alkyl-2-formyl-cyclopropane-1-carbonitriles 4, 5 and 4-formyl-2-haloalkanenitriles 3 were prepared from aliphatic enamines 1 and 2-haloacrylonitriles 2. Both stereoisomers of the cyclopropane derivatives were obtained stereoselectively using appropriate reaction conditions.

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