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Aggregative activation in heterocyclic chemistry. Part 5. Lithiation of pyridine and quinoline with the complex base BuLi·Me2N(CH2)2OLi (BuLi·LiDMAE)
Gros, Philippe,Fort, Yves,Caubere, Paul
, p. 3597 - 3600 (2007/10/03)
It is shown that the complex base BuLi·LiDMAE reacts with pyridine to give metallated species which, after trapping by electrophiles, lead to 2-substituted pyridines in good to excellent yields. The same reactions have been less successfully performed with quinoline.