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. 2020 Dec 3;60(17):9247–9262. doi: 10.1002/anie.202010963

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2

C−C bond formation between a) an imine and an allyl compound catalysed by NaHMDS; b) styrene and an allyl compound catalysed by LDA; c) an aldehyde and toluene by activation of the benzylic group through cation–π interaction; d) conversion of benzaldehyde into N‐(trimethylsilyl)benzaldimine by NaHMDS.