NN-di-(1-cyanoalkyl)hydroxylamines. Part IV. Isolation of acyclic nitrones and their reaction with hydrogen cyanide
Abstract
α-Hydroxyamino-nitriles react with aldehydes to give the corresponding crystalline N-alkylidene-N-(1-cyanoalkyl)N-oxides. These acyclic nitrones are monomeric and fairly stable. The reaction of the nitrones with hydrogen cyanide gives NN-di-(1-cyanoalkyl)hydroxylamines almost quantitatively.