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Cyanoacetylation of amines: recent advances in preparation methods and their synthetic uses in the formation of biologically active compounds

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A systematic and comprehensive survey of the preparation methods of N-cyanoacetamides is discussed in this review. Also, the chemical reactivity and reactions of this class to obtain biologically active novel heterocyclic moieties is described.

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Fadda, A.A., Rabie, R. Cyanoacetylation of amines: recent advances in preparation methods and their synthetic uses in the formation of biologically active compounds. Res Chem Intermed 42, 771–811 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-015-2055-9

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