Tetrahedron Letters

A novel aminomethylation of silyl enol ethers with aminomethyl ethers catalyzed by iodotrimethylsilane or trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate

A Hosomi, S Iijima, H Sakurai

Index: Hosomi, Akira; Iijima, Susumu; Sakurai, Hideki Tetrahedron Letters, 1982 , vol. 23, # 5 p. 547 - 550

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Abstract

Abstract The iodotrimethylsilane-catalyzed reaction of silyl enol ethers with aminomethyl ethers in acetonitrile gives aminomethylation products of the corresponding ketones readily. The reaction can slso be catalyzed by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate in dichloromethane.