Tertiary α-diarylmethylamines derived from diarylketimines and organomagnesium reagents?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2014-11-13 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06719C

Abstract

Organomagnesium reagents enable swift and versatile derivatisation of diarylimines to the corresponding α-substituted diarylmethylamines in excellent yields, through fast and clean reactions. Where it occurs, 1,2-reduction can be circumvented using readily accessible dialkylmagnesium reagents.

Graphical abstract: Tertiary α-diarylmethylamines derived from diarylketimines and organomagnesium reagents
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