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Fully or partially substituted 1-iodo- or 1-bromo-1,3-dienes could be readily
lithiated using
t-BuLi or
n-BuLi to afford their corresponding 1-
lithio-1,3-diene derivatives in quantitative yields. When these insitu generated
lithium reagents were treated with organonitriles, depending on the substitution patternsof the butadienyl skeletons, substituted pyridines, pyrroles, and/or
linear butadienyl imines were formedin good to excellent yields via
N-
lithioketimine intermediates. In the cases of 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted and2,3-disubstituted 1-
lithio-1,3-dienes, pyridine derivatives or
linear butadienyl imines were generally formeddepending on the reaction temperatures. When 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted 4-halo-1-
lithio-1,3-dienes and 1,2-disubstituted 1-
lithio-1,3-dienes were treated with organonitriles, pyrrole derivatives or
linear butadieny
limines were obtained. Competition between 5-exo and 6-endo cyc
lization was found to be responsiblefor the formation of either pyrroles or pyridines. Selective e
limination of RLi from the
lithiated cyc
licN-containing intermediates was observed. The order of e
limination was found to be LiCl > Me
3SiLi >LiH.