Preparation of 2,6-dimethyl-4-arylpyridine- 3,5-dicarbonitrile: a paired electrosynthesis.
Electrolysis of benzylthiocyanate, benzyl chloride, p-methylbenzyl chloride, p-methoxybenzyl chloride, or toluene in acetonitrile, at platinum electrodes in a two compartments cell divided by a glass-frit diaphragm, affords 2,6-dimethyl-4-arylpyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile as major product.
Batanero
Belén
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Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. fructuoso.barba@uah.es
Barba
Fructuoso
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Martín
Avelino
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