F. Ando et al., REACTION OF THE GROUP-15 METALLOID AMIDES WITH DIKETENE BY 1,4-ADDITION MODE, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 66(7), 1993, pp. 1998-2001
(Dialkylamino)dimethylarsines, (dimethylamino)diphenylarsine, and (dia
lkylamino)dimethylstibines react with diketene to yield N,N-dialkyl-4-
dimethylarsino-3-oxobutanamides, N,N-dimethyl-4-diphenylarsino-3-oxobu
tanamide, and N,N-dialkyl-4-dimethylstibino-3-oxobutanamides, respecti
vely. These group 15 metalloid-substituted 3-oxobutanamides exist as k
eto-enol tautomers and the keto isomers are predominant in solution or
in neat state. This reaction is the first example of 1,4-addition of
heteroatom-nitrogen bond to diketene.