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Selective lithiation of 1-bromo-2-((trimethylstannyl)methyl)benzene: Synthesis of 1-bromo-2-(lithiomethyl)benzene, 1-lithio-2-((trimethylstannyl)methyl)benzene, and α,2-dilithiotoluene
De Boer, Henricus J. R.,Akkerman, Otto S.,Bickelhaupt, Friedrich
, p. 2898 - 2903 (2008/10/08)
Reactions of 1-bromo-2-((trimethylstannyl)methyl)benzene (1) with n-butyllithium and tert-butyllithium have been investigated. With n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at -70°C, the only observed process was lithium-tin exchange, yielding 1-bromo-2-(lithiomethyl)benzene (2). In contrast, lithium-halogen exchange occurred when 1 was treated with tert-butyllithium in diethyl ether at -80°C to give 1-lithio-2-((trimethylstannyl)methyl)benzene (3). α,2-Dilithiotoluene could be prepared in high yield from 3 and tert-butyllithium in either diethyl ether (room temperature) or THF (-80°C).
