title: Preparation of 2,6-dimethyl-4-arylpyridine- 3,5-dicarbonitrile: a paired electrosynthesis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Alcalá, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. fructuoso.barba@uah.es
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Batanero
authors.forename: Fructuoso
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barba
authors.forename: Avelino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín