AUTHOR=Aksenov Nicolai A. , Aksenov Alexander V. , Ovcharov Sergei N. , Aksenov Dmitrii A. , Rubin Michael 

TITLE=Electrophilically Activated Nitroalkanes in Reactions With Carbon Based Nucleophiles

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2020.00077

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2020.00077

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=<p>Unusual reactivity of nitroalkanes, involving formation of aci-forms (nitronic acids or nitronates) and their subsequent interaction with carbon-based nucleophiles, is surveyed in this review.</p>