Monoalkylation of primary aromatic amines via N-(alkoxymethyl)aryl amines. Evidence for the formation of stable monomeric methyleneamines
Abstract
Monomeric methyleneamines (1), formed from N-(alkoxymethyl)arylamines (3), are stable at –60 °C and may be trapped with organometallic reagents to provide the N-alkylarylamines (7).