Synthetic Versatility of N(Silylmethyl)imines: Water-Induced Generation of N-Protonated Azomethine Ylides of Nonstabilized Type and Fluoride-Induced Generation of 2-Azallyl Anions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.59.2537

N-(Silylmethyl)imines generate N-protonated azomethine ylides of nonstabilized type when treated with water in HMPA, which undergo stereospecific and regioselective cycloadditions with electron-poor olefins affording N-unsubstituted pyrrolidines.On the other hand, fluoride-induced desilylation of the imines leads to 2-azallyl anions which are found to be synthetic equivalents of aminomethyl anion in the Michael additions with electron-poor olefins and nucleophilic additions with carbonyl compounds.