An Efficient Method for the Protection of Aromatic Amines with Benzostabase and Its Utility in Anionic Aromatic Transformations

Abstract Herein we describe an efficient and generally applicable method of protecting a diverse series of aromatic amines with the ‘benzostabase’ group. We also demonstrate its efficient use in aromatic anionic chemistry including its utility in the anionic ortho Snieckus–Fries rearrangement.