An alpha-thio-alpha-aryl-substituted alkanonitrile of the generalformula
wherein Ar represents an aromatic group, R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R1 represents an alkyl group or an aromatic group, and Y represents an oxygen atom or a carbonyl group.
The above compound can be prepared by reacting an alapha-aryl-substituted -alpha-thio-acetonitrile of the general formula
wherein Ar, Y and R1 are as defined above, with an alkylating agent in the presence of a strong base. This compound is useful as an intermediate compound for producing an alpha-aryl-substituted alkane-carboxylic acid of the general formula
通式如下的α-
硫代-α-芳基取代的烷腈
其中 Ar 代表芳香基,R 代表氢原子或烷基,R1 代表烷基或芳香基,Y 代表氧原子或羰基。
上述化合物可通过反应通式如下的α-芳基取代的-α-
硫代
乙腈来制备
其中 Ar、Y 和 R1 如上定义,在强碱存在下与烷化剂反应。该化合物可用作生产通式为α-芳基取代的
烷烃-
羧酸的中间化合物