Benzotriazole as a Synthetic Auxiliary: Advantageous Syntheses of Substituted Diarylmethanes and Heterocyclic Analogues

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00014a014

4-(Benzotriazol-1-ylmethyl)-N,N-dimethylaniline (1b) can be substituted at the CH2 link via lithiation.Both the parent and substituted derivatives react with a variety of electron-rich benzenoid and heteroaromatic compounds in a novel approach to leuco dy