Chemistry Letters, Vol.37, No.3, 290-291, 2008
Rhodium-catalyzed addition of organo[2-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]dimethylsilanes to arenesulfonylimines
The title reaction is found to proceed in the presence of a rhodium/diene catalyst. Variously substituted diarylmethylamines and allylamines having an N-arenesulfonyl protection are obtained in good yields, which are important building blocks in organic synthesis.