Tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silane-Mediated Photochemical Alkylation of Heteroaromatic Bases with Alkyl Halides.
Alkyl halides reacted with protonated heteroaromatic bases in the presence of tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silane (TTMS) under irradiation with high pressure mercury lamp to give the corresponding alkylated heteroaromatic bases. This is the first report on the photochemical use of TTMS for organic synthesis.