REACTIONS OF TRIMETHYL- AND TRIETHYLALUMINIUM WITH 2,4,6-TRI-t-BUTYLNITROSOBENZENE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(86)80315-1

Me3Al and Et3Al undergo 1,2-, 1,4- and 1,6-addition to 2,4,6-tri-t-butylnitrosobenzene to give after hydrolysis the corresponding nitrones and oximes.In systems containing Et3Al the addition products partly undergo further reduction to aromatic amines bearing an ethyl group on the nitrogen atom or the ring.Reduction processes, leading to 2,4,6-tri-t-butylaniline, take place along with the addition reactions.