Masamichi Yamanaka, A. Nishida, M. Nakagawa*
Jan 27, 2000
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[reaction: see text] Ytterbium trifluoromethanesulfonate [Yb(OTf)3] catalyzed the imino ene reaction of N-tosyl aldimine with alpha-methylstyrene to give a homoallylamine in moderate yield. Furthermore, addition of a catalytic amount of chlorotrimethylsilane (TMSCI) dramatically enhanced the imino ene reaction.