S. Hamilakis, A. Tsolomitis
May 5, 2003
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Malononitrile has been found to be acylated effectively using N-protected glycines by simultaneous activation of an amino acid carbonyl group and a malononitrile methylene group using carbonyl diimidazole (CDI). The corresponding aminoacetonitriles were isolated as enols and/or as their tautomeric forms, 2-amino-3-cyano-2-pyrrolin-4-ones.