DMAP oxidation potentials

Among all the pyridine derivatives, 2-amino-3,5-dicyano-6-sulfanyl pyridines are even more interesting because of their potential therapeutic applications. In synthetic chemistry, the cyclocondensation of aldehydes, malononitrile, and thiols is the most straightforward pathway. In general, this transformation can be realized under basic conditions. The bases reported included EtsN, DABCO, piperidine, morpholine, thiomorpholine, pyrrolidine, N,N-DIPEA, pyridine, 2,4,6-collidine, DMAP, aniline, iV-methylaniline, A,A-dimethylaniline and N,N-diethylaniline. Reactions under neutral conditions have been explored as well. In these cases, Cul nanoparticles [75], ZnCl2 [76], and nanocrystalline magnesium oxide [77] have been applied as the catalysts. 

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