title: BiPh3--a convenient synthon for heavy alkaline-earth metal amides.
abstract: Environmentally friendly, commercially available BiPh3 reacts with heavy alkaline-earth metals (Ae) and bulky trimethylsilylamines to give the corresponding amides [Ae{N(SiMe3)(R)}2(thf)n] (R=SiMe3, 2,4,6-Me3C6H2, 2,6-iPr2C6H3) in good yields, providing proof of concept for a general synthetic method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, 1-014 Centre for Science and Technology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100, USA.
authors.forename: Miriam M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gillett-Kunnath
authors.forename: Jonathan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: MacLellan
authors.forename: Craig M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Glen B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Deacon
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ruhlandt-Senge