2-(Cyclohexylmethyl)indene → (2-(cyclohexylmethyl)inden-1-yl)-N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)dimethylsilanamine

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 2-(cyclohexylmethyl)indene (2.0 g, 9.4 mmol) in 40 mL of hexanes were added 6.0 mL of butyl lithium (1.6 M hexane; 9.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred overnight, the mother liquor decanted and the solid dissolved in THF. To this was added N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)dimethylsilanamine chloride (1.64 g, 9.9 mmol) and the solution stirred for 1 hour. The volatiles were removed in vacuo, the residue extracted with hexane, filtered and the volatiles removed in vacuo to give 2.85 g (90 percent) of a yellow oil.

Provenance & Evidence