N-trialkylsilylimines as coupling partners for Pd-catalyzed C-N bond-forming reactions:: One-step synthesis of imines and azadienes from aryl and alkenyl bromides
A good substitute: Imines, 1-azadienes, 2-azadienes, and even 2-azatrienes are prepared in one step from aryl and alkenyl bromides by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling with N-trimethylsilylimines. The reaction introduces N-trimethylsilylimines as a synthetic equivalent for the R-CH=N moiety in C-N bond-forming reactions.