Abstract:The synthesis of (E)-l-methoxy-2-azabuta-1,3-diene-4-carbonitriles was performed by methylation of Nalkenylamides 9 and 11. The Z isomers were obtained by treatment of (E)-I-methylthio-2-azabuta-I ,3-diene-4,4-dicarbonitriles with sodium methoxide in methanol. We also describe the reactions of (E)-1-methylthio-2-azabuta-1,3-diene-4,4-dicarbonitriles with pyrrolidine, which afforded 1-(1-pyrrolidinyl) derivatives 20,21, and 23. X-ray crystallographic analyses of 21 and 23 established the E stereochemistry of the C-N double bond.
K~) Jwordr: 2-azabuta-l,3-diene-4-carbonitriles: stereoselective synthesis, nucleophilic substitution and X-ray diffraction; Nalkenylamides: methylation.Resume : On a effectui la synthkse des (E)-l-mithoxy-2-azabuta-1,3-di~ne-4-carbonitriles en effectuant la mithylation des Nalkinylamides 9 et 11. On a obtenu les isomkres Zen traitant les (0-1-mithylthio-2-azabuta-1,3-dikne-4,4-dicarbonitriles avec du mithylate de sodium dans le mithanol. On dicrit aussi les riactions des (E)-l-mithylthio-2-azabuta-I,3-dikne-4,4-dicarbonitriles avec la pyrrolidine qui conduisent aux dirivis 1-(I-pyrrolidinyle) 20,21 et 23. On a ditermini la stiriochimie E de la double liaison C-N par une analyse cristallographique par diffusion des rayons X.