A solvent-free method for the addition of amines to dialkylacetylendicarboxylates or alkylpropiolates using a planetary ball mill was developed. Conversion of educts was quantitative within five minutes without use of any catalyst or base. Beside the E-/Z-isomers, no side products were formed.
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Stolle et al. (2011) studied this question.