Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 903.

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Knoevenagel Reaction of 2-Aminothiophen-4-one

WANG Feng1, LI Wen-Hong1*, LI Dong1, YAN Sui-Hong1, XU Kang-Zhen1, SUN Xiao-Hong1,2   

  1. 1. School of Chemical Engineering, 
    2. Chemistry Institute, Northwest University, Xi′an 710069, China
  • Received:2010-04-07 Revised:2010-07-26 Online:2011-04-10 Published:2011-03-09
  • Contact: LI Wen-Hong E-mail:liwenhong@nwu.edu.cn

Abstract: ethyl 4, 5-dihydro-4-oxo-2-(pyridin-3-ylamino) thiophene-3-carboxylate was successfully synthesized from isothiocyanate in the presence of sodium carbonate. The compound shows typical reactions of an aldehyde. Theoretical investigation was carried out. The atomic charges and natural bond orbital analyses have been discussed.

Key words: 5-Aminothiophen-3(2H)-one, Theoretical calculation, Knoevenagel reaction

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