Bf. Bonini et al., REGIOSELECTIVE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF 1-AZA-1,3-BUTADIENES FROM BIS-(TRIMETHYLSILYL)METHYLAMINE AND MONO(TRIMETHYLSILYL)METHYLAMINE WITH ORGANOCUPRATES, Synlett, (11), 1997, pp. 1321
The addition of cuprates to 1-aza-1,3-butadienes from BSMA and MSMA oc
curs under mild conditions and with satisfactory yields in the presenc
e of BF3/Et2O. The regioselectivity of the addition is closely related
to the nature of the transferable ligand in the organometallic reagen
t. The possibility of performing a sequential C-4-Nu followed by a C-3
-E bond formation in a one-pot/two-steps 'tandem' reaction is discusse
d as well.