Reaction of succinonitrile with aliphatic amines

Conclusions The reaction of primary amines with succinonitrile leads to the formation of N,N,N,N-tetrasubstituted amidines and the liberation of 2 M of NH₃. The reaction of secondary amines with succinonitrile proceeds as an intramolecular condensation with the liberation of 1 M of NH₃ per mole of the dinitrile and the formation of the ^2,5–, -dialkylaminopyrrolene.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2722–2725, December, 1973.