A new expedient route to 2,6-diaryl-3-cy
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Yoshihiro Yamaguchi; Isamu Katsuyama; Kazumasa Funabiki; Masaki Matsui; Katsuyos
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Article
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1998
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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
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English
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## Abstract 1โArylโ4,4,4โtrifluoroโ1,3โbutanediones 1 react with ฮฒโaminoโฮฒโarylacrylonitrile 2, readily available from acetonitrile with aryl nitriles in the presence of potassium __t__โbutoxide, to afford the corresponding 2,6โdiarylโ3โcyanoโ4โ(trifluoromethyl)pyridines 3 in moderate to excellent