Reactions of enaminonitriles with phosgene have been investigated. Enaminonitriles with an a hydrogen or a halogen gave enaminocarboxylic acid chlorides in moderate to good yields together with low yields of isocyanates. Reactions of enaminonitriles with an -cyano or -ethoxycarbonyl group resulted in the quantitative recovery of the starting materials. The acid chlorides obtained were characterized by spectral analyses and by conversion to derivatives such as esters and amides.

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