Synthesis 1988; 1988(12): 981-983
DOI: 10.1055/s-1988-27775
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A Facile Synthesis of Dialkoxycarbonylketene-, Dicyanoketene-, and Alkoxycarbonyl(cyano)ketene Ethylene Acetals

Richard Neidlein* , Daniel Kikelj
  • *Pharmazeutisch-Chemisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, D-6900 Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany
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20 August 2002 (online)

Dicyanoketene-, dialkoxycarbonylketene- and alkoxycarbonyl(cyano) ketene ethylene acetals can be conveniently prepared by reaction of malononitrile, dialkyl malonates and alkyl cyanoacetates with 2-chloroethyl chloroformate.