Applications

2-Cyanothioacetamide was used in the synthesis of 3,4-trans-4-aryl-3-(1-pyridinio)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine-6-thiolates¹ and bis[6-(2-aryl)-2-thioxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile]². It was also used as a building block for 2-pyridothiones^3,4.