title: Further reactions of phenyldimethylsilyllithium with N,N-dimethylamides.
abstract: Phenyldimethylsilyllithium reacts with several N,N-dimethylamides, and the intermediates, formulated here as successively a carbene and an alpha-silyllithium species, may be trapped with nucleophiles and electrophiles, respectively, although not always with the nucleophile or electrophile of your choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1EW. if10000@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Matthew G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Russell