Abstract
Under ultrasound irradiation and in the presence of H2O/Et2NH, ethyl cyanoacetate or malononitrile can combine with α-methylene carbonyl compounds and elemental sulfur to efficiently yield 2-aminothiophene derivatives within a few minutes. Products are easily obtained by simple filtration because of their spontaneous precipitation in the reaction mixtures.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Partial financial support by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of Iran is greatly appreciated.
Notes
a Isolated yields.
a Ethylenediammonium diacetate.