Abstract
Whilst treatment of methyl cyanoacetate with sodium methoxide in methanol gives the dimer 1, formed through 1,2-nitrile addition, the employment of magnesium methoxide in methanol as a chelating base, intercepts the Claisen product giving only 2 in excellent yield: a 'crossed example has also been found.
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