Nucleophilicity vs. basicity in reactions of n-butyllithium and tert-butyllithium with tetramethylstannane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00123a008

The reactions of n-butyllithium and tert-butyllithium with tetramethylstannane have been examined with the objective of determining the degree of competition between proton abstraction from the methyl groups and nucleophilic displacement of these groups f