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The potassium hydride mediated trimerization of imines
Kutlescha, Kathrin,Venkanna, Gopaladasu T.,Kempe, Rhett
, p. 4183 - 4185 (2011/06/25)
A novel reaction, the potassium hydride mediated synthesis of fulvenes, is described. The synthesis utilizes N-aryl imines as an inexpensive starting material affording novel substituted aminofulvenes. It is proposed that the presence of the metalated enamine as well as the imine (ratio 21) leads to the formation of an initial dimerization and a transient trimerization product, which cyclizes, giving rise to the aminofulvene.
