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. 2019 Mar 13;15:655–678. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.15.61

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1

Discovery of the LANCA three-component reaction. The reaction of pivalonitrile (1) with lithiated methoxyallene 2 leads to allenyl-substituted imine 3 which upon reaction with trifluoroacetic acid affords β-ketoenamide 5 and pyridin-4-ol derivative 6.