(3-Methoxybenzyl alcoho1) chromium tricarbonyl complex (8) and (2-substituted 7-methoxy- 1-tetralo1) chromium complexes 14-17 are selectively lithiated at the 4-position and 6- position, respectively, by treatment with n-BuLilTMEDA. The regioselectivity of this lithiation is improved with increasing bulk of the butyllithium reagent employed. Since the direct lithiation of the corresponding chromium-free arenes normally proceeds at the 2-and 8- ...
