1,1,4,7,10,10-Hexamethyltriethylenetetramine: A reagent to enhance the rate of alkylation reaction of the lithium enolate of 1-tetralone with alkyl halides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01721-9

The rate of the reaction of the lithium enolate of 1-tetralone with alkyl halides was enhanced greatly in the presence of 3 equivalents of 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexamethyltriethylenetetramine. The ratio of the monoalkylated product to the dialkylated product was found to have increased under a shorter reaction time.