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Allylation of Imines with Allylytterbium Bromide
Author(s) -
Su WdKe,
Zhang YongMin,
Li YongShu
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.20010190218
Subject(s) - chemistry , anhydrous , bromide , iodide , allylic rearrangement , ytterbium , methyl iodide , metal , organic chemistry , medicinal chemistry , catalysis , physics , optoelectronics , doping
In the presence of methyl iodide, metallic ytterbium can easily react with allylic bromide in anhydrous THF to form allylytterbium bromide, which reacts readily with imines to give the corresponding homoallylamines in satisfactory yields under mild and neutral conditions.