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Facile Preparation of (2Z,4E)-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
2,2'-Dichloro-N,N'-[1,3-phenyl-enebis(methyl-ene)]diacetamide
1Department of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The complete mol-ecule of the title compound, C(12)H(14)Cl(2)N(2)O(2), is generated by a crystallographic twofold axis with two C atoms of the central benzene ring lying on the axis. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains parallel to the c axis.
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