Dehydrogenation of tertiary amines by dibenzoyldi-imide
Abstract
Dehydrogenation of N-cyclohexyl-pyrrolidines and -piperidines with dibenzoyldi-imides occurs on the heterocycle, in contrast with the analogous reaction of diethyl azodiformate. The enamines so obtained react with more dibenzoyldi-imide to give addition products, identified on the basis of 13C n.m.r. spectra.