T. Konakahara, Kenji Sato
Apr 1, 1983
Citations
0
Influential Citations
11
Citations
Journal
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
The mechanism of the reaction of lithiated 2-(trimethylsilylmethyl)pyridine with benzonitrile is discussed. The reaction proceeds through (E)- and (Z)-1-phenyl-2-(2-pyridyl)-1-(trimethylsilylamino)ethene, which are quantitatively converted to 2-phenacylpyridine by acidic hydrolysis.