Malononitrile, 99%

General References:

1. The Na derivative can be arylated by reaction with aryl halides with a Pd catalyst: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 932 (1984). In the presence of butadiene, an additional 4-carbon unit is introduced: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1, 647 (1990):
2. Ternary condensation with an aromatic aldehyde and a cycloalkanone in the presence of ammonium acetate can give a variety of products. With cyclohexanone, the 2-amino-4-aryl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitriles are the major products: J. Chem. Res. (Synop.), 146 (1995).
3. Reviews of the chemistry of malononitrile: Chem. Rev., 69, 591 (1969); Synthesis, 165, 241 (1978); 925 (1981); Synlett, 2247 (2004).
4. Caruana, L.; Mondatori, M.; Corti, V.; Morales, S.; Mazzanti, A.; Fochi, M.; Bernardi, L. Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Meldrum’s Acid, Malononitrile, and 1,3-Dicarbonyls to ortho-Quinone Methides Generated In Situ Under Basic Conditions. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21 (16), 6037-6041.
5. Adili, A.; Tao, Z. L.; Chen, D. F.; Han, Z. Y. Quinine-catalyzed highly enantioselective cycloannulation of o-quinone methides with malononitrile. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13 (8), 2247-2250.