Kazuhiko Mizuno, Kazuhisa Nakanishi, Atsushi Tachibana and Yoshio Otsuji
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1991, 344-345
DOI:
10.1039/C39910000344,
Paper
Irradiation of 1-aryl-2,2-dicyanoethenes and tetraalkylstannanes in propionitrile in the presence of phenanthrene afforded regioselectively 1-alkyl-1-aryl-2,2-dicyanoethanes in good yields.