Nitrobutadienes and their halogen derivatives: synthesis and reactions

The main methods of the synthesis of nitrobutadienes and their halogen derivatives, which are multipurpose electrophiles, are surveyed. The literature data on their chemical transformations are generalised, the possibilities for the preparation of new polyfunctional derivatives of different classes on the basis of nitro- and halo-nitrobutadienes that have been inaccessible earlier are demonstrated. The bibliography includes 112 references.