Activation of elemental sulfur by electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion: Synthesis of substituted 2-aminothiophenes by the Gewald reaction

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 350, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2740-2746

  Feroci, Marta ^a   Chiarotto, Isabella ^a   Rossi, Leucio ^b   Inesi, Achille ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 aminothiophenes; Electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion; Elemental sulfur; Gewald reaction; Ylidenemalononitriles

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749091753     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800503     Document Type: Article

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