Table 2
Substrate scope for the manganese-catalysed Michael addition of propionitrile to
α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (Michael acceptors)
a
Entry
Acceptor
Time (h)
Conversion (%)
Yield (%)
Product
1
5
>99
93 (71)
2
2
>99
86 (84)
3
2
>99
93 (71)
4
b
26
58
52
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Substrate scope for the manganese-catalysed Michael addition of propionitrile to
α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (Michael acceptors)
a
Entry
Acceptor
Time (h)
Conversion (%)
Yield (%)
Product
1
5
>99
93 (71)
2
2
>99
86 (84)
3
2
>99
93 (71)
4
b
26
58
52
16
A. Kumar and D. Milstein