Table 3.

Scope of Heterocyclic Diarylmethanes in Allylic Alkylation Reactions.^[a]

Entry	Ar	Ar′	Base	Ratio (4:base:2a)	Product	Yield (%)
1	2-Py	Ph	NaHMDS	1:2:1.2	5aa	91
2	3-Py	Ph	NaHMDS	1:3:1.2	5ba	91
3	4-Py	Ph	LiHMDS	1:2:1.2	5ca	93
4	3-Py	3-Py	LiHMDS	1:3:1.2	5da	90
5	2-thienyl	Ph	NaHMDS	1:2:1.2	5ea	82
6			LiHMDS	1:3:1.2	5fa	81

^[a]Reactions conducted on a 0.1 mmol scale.