Chlorotrimethylsilane → 4-Methyl-8-(trimethylsilyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline

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The title compound was prepared in a similar manner to that described in Example 1 using 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-methylquinoline (0.1 M), butyl lithium (0.11 M) and trimethylsilyl chloride (0.2 M) in 95% yield b.p. 80°/0.1 mm (Found: C71.1; H,9.3; N,6.0 C13N21NSi requires: C71.2; H,9.6; N,6.4%).

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