Ring lithiation of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene: another side of the „proton sponge coin”
It has been found that 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN), unlike N,N-dimethylaniline, undergoes ring metallation in the n-BuLi–TMEDA–Et2O system with a low selectivity and …
