Synthesis and Chemistry of Enaminones

Khadijah M. Al-Zaydi; Layla M. Nhari

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Synthesis and Chemistry of Enaminones

Khadijah M. Al-Zaydi* and Layla M. Nhari

Department of Chemistry, Girl’s College of Education, Jeddah, P. O. 50918, (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

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ABSTRACT:

Enaminones have three nucleophilic sites (a, c and e) and two electrophilic sites (b and d). Consequently they can participate in many types of reactions. Photochemical, pericyclic, dipolar cyclo addition, reduction and oxidation reactions of enaminones are reported. Also, the utility of microwaves as an energy source for heterocyclic synthesis is discussed.

KEYWORDS:

Enaminones; nucleophile; electrophile; hotochemical, pericyclic; dipolar cycloaddition; microwave irradiation