Formation of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine via coupling of the two charge reversed C–N bonds of Me3NO in the presence of an Eu(ii) bis(trimethylsilyl)amide complex

Abstract

An N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA) complex of Eu(ii) was synthesized via an unprecedented self-aminomethylation reaction of Me3NO in the presence of Eu[N(SiMe3)2]2(THF)2, during which charge reversal of Me3NO is involved.