Assertion: unsaturated nitrile | /r/HasProperty | valuable starting materials
Facets:
value: for conjugate addition reactions
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: α,β-Unsaturated nitriles are also valuable starting materials for conjugate addition reactions leading to highly functionalized nitriles, and this area has been reviewed recently <2003CRV2035>. Since this account is devoted to the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated and aryl nitriles themselves, and not the use of such functionality as intermediates in the synthesis of other compounds, the interested reader is directed to several excellent reviews to become more acquainted with this field <1983H(20)519, B-1983MI319-01, B-1983MI319-02, 1991COS(6)225, 2003CRV2035>.