Reactions of N-Halo-N-methylbenzylamines with MeONa-MeOH and t-BuOK-t-BuOH. Effects of β-Carbon Substituent and Base-Solvent System upon the Imine-Forming Transition State

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00188a046

Elimination reactions of YC6H4CH(R)N(X)CH3 in which R = Me and Ph and X = Cl and Br promoted by MeONa-MeOH and t-BuOK-t-BuOH have been studied kinetically.The elimination reactions are regiospecific, producing only the corresponding N-benzylidenemethylami