title: Magnesium bisamides as reagents in synthesis.
abstract: As part of the continued requirement for more selective reagents in organic synthesis, magnesium bisamides are becoming established as a class of organometallic bases with considerable potential. Their relatively mild reactivity, combined with their high degree of steric congestion, leads to a distinct class of reagents with significantly different chemo-, regio-, stereo- and enantioselectivities when compared with existing species and protocols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. k.w.henderson@strath.ac.uk
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kerr