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Reaction of (2-ethyl-1,4-diphenyl-1-azabuta-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron(0) 4
and (2-ethyl-1 -benzyl-4-phenyl-1-azabuta-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron(0) 7 wi
th lithium diethylamide leads to selective formation of the corresponding e
ndo (1-methyl-2-amino buta-1,3-diene)tricarbonyliron(0) complexes 5 and 8,
respectively. In each case there is no evidence for the exo complexes 6 and
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