Chemical Properties
clear colorless to light yellow liquid
Uses
Ethyl phenylcyanoacetate?is a reagent used for the asymmetric synthesis of?(-)-manzacidin A.?It is also a useful reagent for C-C bond formation by conjugate additions with vinyl sulfones.
Definition
ChEBI: An alpha-substituted cyanoacetate ester that consists of ethyl cyanoacetate bearing an alpha-phenyl substituent.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 64, p. 576, 1942
DOI: 10.1021/ja01255a033Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p. 461, 1963
Synthesis, p. 67, 1983
