1,4-Dehydrochlorination of α-chloroimines as a suitable procedure for the synthesis of unactivated 2-aza-1,3-dienes and 3-aza-1,3,5-trienes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94695-1

N-Benzyl and N-allyl α-chloroimines were dehydrochlorinated in a 1,4-fashion to afford the corresponding 2-aza-1,3-dienes and 3-aza-1,3,5-trienes, respectively.