H. Togo et al., RADICAL ALKYLATION OF HETEROAROMATIC BASES WITH POLYSILANE COMPOUNDS, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 67(9), 1994, pp. 2522-2527
Alkyl halides were treated with protonated heteroaromatic bases in the
presence of ,3,3,3-hexamethyl-2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)trisilane under
photochemical conditions to give the corresponding alkylated heteroaro
matic bases easily. The alkylation of protonated heteroaromatic bases
with 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyl-2-(trimethylsily)trisilane proceeded effec
tively under photochemical conditions or thermal conditions. The prese
nt method is the first report on the alkylation of heteroaromatic base
s under non-oxidative conditions.