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N-Benzyldiphenylphosphinamides are deprotonated at the NC
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fically upon treatment with
t-BuLi in diethyl ether at lowtemperat
ure. The reaction o
f the anions with alkyl, acyl, and tin halides, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, and Michael acceptors allowedinstallation o
f a variety o
f functional groups into the benzylic arm in excellent yields. Cleavage o
f the P-N linkage a
ffords 1,2-amino alcoholsand
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