From cyclic amines and acetonitrile to amidine zinc(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes
Nina Podjed, Barbara Modec, María M. Alcaide, Joaquín López‐Serrano
Abstract
Piperidine and pyrrolidine, both belonging to a group of secondary cyclic amines, reacted with acetonitrile in the presence of zinc(<sc>ii</sc>) to give the corresponding amidines that coordinated to the metal through their imine nitrogen.
Topics & Concepts
AcetonitrileAmidineZincChemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCoordination Chemistry and OrganometallicsChemical Reaction MechanismsCrystallography and molecular interactions