Nitroalkanes in C--C Bond Forming Reactions: a Crystal Structure of a Complex of a Guanidine Catalyst and a Nitroalkane Substrate.

Abstract

1,5,7-Triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene, a good catalyst for nitroalkanes in C-C bond forming reactions, forms a 1:1 complex with phenylnitromethane as a substrate. The mode of complexation between the catalyst and the substrate is shown by a crystal structure 3