Methods for the preparation of crotylamine (y-methylallylamine) and@-methylallylamine2 have been known for some time. The remaining member of the series, a-methylallylamine, which might be regarded as the allylic rearrangement product of crotylamine, has not been de~ cribed.~ We now report the isolation and characterization of a-methylallylamine and a convenient method for its preparation from crotyl alcohol. Charon4 chlorinated crotyl ...
