Grignard with aminals

Formation of C—Nu The second mode of nucleophilic addition, which often occurs with amine nucleophiles, involves elimination of oxygen and formation of a C=Nu bond. For example, aldehydes and ketones react with primary amines, RNH2, to form imines, R2C=NR. These reactions proceed through exactly the same kind of tetrahedral intermediate as that formed during hydride reduction and Grignard reaction, but the initially formed alkoxide ion is not isolated. Instead, it is protonated and then loses water to form an imine, as shown in Figure 3. 

Other reactions that resulted in the formation of P=N double bonds are those of NH phosphinous amides with tetrahalomethanes [106-108]. The reaction products, P-halophosphazenes 19, may be further elaborated by substituting the halogen atom with amines or Grignard reagents (Scheme 19). 

Traceless linker 60 based on a benzotriazole scaffold was reacted with amines and aldehydes to produce Mannich-type amine products [69]. Final product release was achieved by treatment with Grignard reagents (Scheme 29). 

Dimethylpyrimido[4,5-f]pyridazine-5,7-dione 23 and its derivatives undergo attack at both C-3 and C-4. Under conditions of kinetic control, addition occurs preferentially at the more electron-deficient C, whereas thermodynamic control conditions, or the use of bulkier nucleophiles, favor addition at the less hindered position 3. This duality is illustrated by the addition of Grignard and organolithium reagents to C of 3-chloro analogue 24 (Equation 9), whereas stabilized nucleophiles such as the anion of nitromethane add at C-3 (Scheme 10) <2000CHE975>. Displacement of the 3-chloride occurs also upon treatment of 24 with amines (Equation 10) <2000CHE1213>. 

Grignard reagents also react with amines in a similar fashion. Equation (3.3). 

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