Nitrogen compounds Stevens rearrangement

Another example is the reaction of benzyne with 1-methyl- (and benzyl)-3, 3-dimethylbenzo[d]-l,3-azasiloline (see their preparation in Section IV.A.2.p). Stevens rearrangement product is obtained (48%) as a single compound. If a Me on nitrogen is replaced by an Et, then Hoffmann elimination occurs.251 It should be noted that an Y-alkyl MSMA is converted into an Y-aryl RSMA in the former case and into a Y-aryl MSMA in the latter case. 

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