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1,3‐Dinitro Alkanes: An Emerging Class of Bidentate Compounds
Author(s) -
Ballini Roberto,
Gabrielli Serena,
Palmieri Alessandro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201301531
Subject(s) - chemistry , denticity , electrophile , nucleophile , combinatorial chemistry , nitro , organic chemistry , alkane , variety (cybernetics) , catalysis , alkyl , artificial intelligence , computer science , crystal structure
1,3‐Dinitro alkanes are an emerging class of nitro alkanes that act as bidentate nucleophilic species suited to undergo a variety of reactions with an array of electrophiles. The goal of this microreview is to demonstrate the synthetic potential of these nitro derivatives, reporting both (i) recent procedures for the convenient synthesis (symmetric and asymmetric) of 1,3‐dinitro alkanes, and (ii) recent uses of these compounds as strategic starting materials for the preparation of a variety of important fine chemicals.