Synthesis of Amines via Carbon-Sulfur Bond Cleavages of Substituted Aminomethyl Sulfides with Organolithium Reagents: Aminocarbene Route to Enamines and Sterically Hindered Amines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00080a003

N-Substituted and N,N-disubstituted aminomethyl sulfides can be converted into secondary and tertiary amines, respectively, by organolithium reagents in high yields, regardless of whether the N-substituent is alkyl or aryl; for the former case, imines, and for the latter case, aminocarbenes, are the most likely intermediates.