K. Safa, J. V. Mardipour, Yones Mosaei Oskoei
Feb 1, 2011
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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Abstract
Abstract The Peterson olefination reaction of terephthalaldehyde with tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl lithium, (Me 3 Si) 3 CLi, in THF at 0 °C gives 4-[2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethenyl]benzaldehyde ( 1 ) and 4,4-bis[2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethenyl]benzene ( 2 ). The new aldehyde ( 1 ) reacts with variety of amines in ethanol to afford the corresponding imines ( 3 ) containing vinylbis(trimethylsilyl) group. The newly synthesized imines ( 3 ) can be completely converted into amines containing vinylbis(trimethylsilyl) group with an excess amount of NaBH 4 . In the case of N-[4-(2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethenyl)benzyl]-2,6-dimethylaniline LiAlH 4 was used as a reducing agent in THF.