4,4’-(Pyridin-4-ylmethylene)dibenzonitrile

This communication describes an unprecedented substitution cascade, in which 4-methylpyridine, following deprotonation with LDA, twice acts as a carbon nucleophile in an unusual S<sub>N</sub>Ar process, to form a novel triarylmethane structure. A proposed mechanism for this sequence is p...

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Main Authors: Ben M. J. Lancaster, Alexander J. Nicholls, Ian R. Baxendale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Molbank
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2021/4/M1302

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