el (I1) chloride (NiC12 (dppp)) 12 and treated with an ethereal solution of 2- thienylmagnesium bromide, 13 the desired substitution product was obtained in good yield (Scheme I). Deprotection of the product allylic amine 3 was accomplished simply by treatment of an ethereal solution with excess of ethanolic HC1. The product hydrochloride la precipitated in pure form in 78% yield based on 2. When the catalyst was omitted, only ...