4-(Benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl)-NN-dialkylanilines, -N-alkylanilines, -ani
lines and sow substituted analogs obtained via lithiation are converte
d by lithium aluminum hydride or Grignard reagents into 4-substituted
N,N-dialkylanilines, N-alkylanilines and anilines, respectively, in go
od yields.