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α-Aminated methyllithium by DTBB-catalysed lithiation of a N- (chloromethyl) carbamate
Ortiz, Javier,Guijarro, Albert,Yus, Miguel
, p. 4831 - 4842 (2007/10/03)
The reaction of O-tert-butyl-N-(chloromethyl)-N-methyl carbamate (1) with lithium powder and a catalytic amount of 4,4'-di-tert-butylbiphenyl (DTBB, 2.5 mol %) in the presence of different electrophiles [Me3SiCl, (i)BuCHO, (t)BuCHO, PhCHO, 4-MeOC6H4CHO, (CH2)4CO, MeCO(n)Pr, Et2CO, MeCO(CH2)2CH=CH2, PhCOMe, PhCO(n)Bu, Ph2CO] in THF at -78°C leads, after hydrolysis with water, to the expected functionalised carbamates 2. Carbamates 2 derived from carbonyl compounds are deprotected with hydrogen chloride (for aromatic aldehyde or ketone derivatives) or with a mixture of phenol and trimethylsilyl chloride (for aliphatic aldehyde derivatives) giving substituted 1,2-diols 4.
