Réaction d'énamines dérivées de la cyclohexanone avec le tétracyanoéthylène

Reaction with Tetracyanoethylene of Enamines derived from Cyclohexanone At room temperature enamines of cyclohexanone react with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) to give substituted tetrahydroindenes 5 . The structures are assigned on the basis of ¹³C-NMR. data and confirmed by hydrolysis. Spectroscopic studies (IR., UV., ESR.) at different temperatures indicate that the reaction can follow two routes: classical zwitterion formation, or a concurrent electron transfer between the enamines and TCNE leading to the derivates 5 . These are the first reported examples of the γ-carbon reactivity of an enamine.