ACTIVATION OF BENZYLIC AMINES TOWARDS REGIOSELECTIVE METALATION BY BORANE COMPLEX-FORMATION

Citation
Mr. Ebden et al., ACTIVATION OF BENZYLIC AMINES TOWARDS REGIOSELECTIVE METALATION BY BORANE COMPLEX-FORMATION, Tetrahedron letters, 36(47), 1995, pp. 8697-8700
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
36
Issue
47
Year of publication
1995
Pages
8697 - 8700
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1995)36:47<8697:AOBATR>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Formation of borane complexes of N, N-dimethylbenzylamine 4 and N-meth yltetrahydroisoquinoline 1 facilitates regioselective metallation of t hese systems using BuLi, giving benzylic anions which react with a ran ge of electrophiles.