Ar. Katritzky et al., BETA-LITHIATIONS OF CARBOXAMIDES - SYNTHESIS OF BETA-SUBSTITUTED-ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED AMIDES, Journal of heterocyclic chemistry, 30(5), 1993, pp. 1261-1265
-Methyl-2-methyl-3-(benzotriazol-1-yl)propanamide, on treatment with b
utyllithium forms a dianion which on treatment with alkyl and benzyl h
alides, aldehydes and ketones affords monosubstituted products; with e
thyl p-toluate, a lactam is formed. The alkylated derivatives eliminat
e benzotriazole in the presence of base to afford trisubstituted alpha
,beta-unsaturated amides.