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1 Nitrile Imines and Their Properties
Table 1.1 A selection of NIs known to be stable at room temperature
N N
R
1
R
2
Entry R 1
R 2
Metallating
agent
References
1
P(N
i Pr 2 ) 2
S
P(N
i Pr 2 ) 2
n BuLi
[68]
2
P(N
i Pr 2 ) 2
SiPh 3
n BuLi
[65]
3
B(N
i Pr 2 ) 2
P(N
i Pr 2 ) 2
n BuLi
[86]
4
CPh 3
CPh 3
Me 3 SnCl
[84]
5
Si
i Pr 3
GeCp*
SnMe 3
CH(SiMe 3 ) 2
Me 3 SnCl
[67]
6 a
SiMe 3
Ga
CH(SiMe 3 ) 2
CH(SiMe 3 ) 2
n BuLi
[45]
7
P(N
i Pr 2 ) 2
Al
N
NMe
N
Me 3 Si
Me 3 Si
n BuLi
[43]
8
SiMe 3
Sc N
N
DIPP
DIPP
N
Me 2 N
NH
DIPP
–
[87]
a Isolated as a dimeric Ga complex
germanium, [67] gallium, [45] and aluminium [43] substituted dipoles (Table 1.1,
entries 5–7).