Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → 4-[(2E)-3-(dimethylamino)-2-imidazolylprop-2-enoyl]benzenecarbonitrile
Reaction equation
[NH:1]1[CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=[C:2]1[CH2:6][C:7]([C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([C:15]#[N:16])=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)=[O:8].CO[CH:19](OC)[N:20]([CH3:22])[CH3:21]>>[CH3:19][N:20]([CH3:22])/[CH:21]=[C:6](\[C:2]1[NH:1][CH:5]=[CH:4][N:3]=1)/[C:7]([C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][C:12]([C:15]#[N:16])=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)=[O:8]Participants
3
Conditions
- Temperature
- 75 °C
Procedure
A mixture of 4-(2-imidazolylacetyl)benzenecarbonitrile (0.30 M) and N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (DMFDMA) (80 ml) was stirred for 12 h at 75° C. The DMFDMA was then removed under reduced pressure and dried under high vacuum for several hours giving an orange-yellow solid 4-[(2E)-3-(dimethylamino)-2-imidazolylprop-2-enoyl]benzenecarbonitrile in quantitative yield. The enaminone product was typically used without further purification.