烷基锂化合物和带有邻位导向基团 (Directed Metalation Group--DMG)的芳烃反应得到邻位金属中间体。好的邻位导向基团有很强的配位或螯合效应，导致邻位氢的酸性增强。
邻位金属中间体可以和各种亲电试剂反应，得到的产物的DMG可以复原，转化为其他基团，或直接除去。
一般情况下此类反应都是低温，强碱性条件，几乎完全的邻位选择性是此反应的特点。
反应机理
电子密度大的取代基与锂的相互作用，使得相邻的位置被选择性锂化。
DMG没必要必须是惰性基团:
强 DMGs: | -CON-R, -CONR2, | -N-COR, -N-CO2R |
| -OCONR2, -OMOM | |
-SO3R | ||
-CH=NR | -SO2NR2 | |
-CN | -SO2tBu | |
中等强度 | -CF3 | -NR2 |
-NC | ||
-OMe | ||
-F | ||
-Cl | ||
弱导向基团 | -CH2O- | -O- |
-C三C- | -S- | |
Ph |
反应实例
Efficient Two-Step Synthesis of Salicylaldehydes via Directed ortho-Lithiation of in situ N-Silylated O-Aryl N-Isopropylcarbamates
M. Kauch, D. Hoppe, Synthesis, 2006, 1575-1577.
Directed Ortho-Metalation of Unprotected Benzoic Acids. Methodology and Regioselective Synthesis of Useful Contiguously 3- and 6-Substituted 2-Methoxybenzoic Acid Building Blocks
T.-H. Nguyen, A.-S. Castanet, J. Mortier, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 765-768.
Facile Double-Lithiation of a Transient Urea: Vicarious ortho-Metalation of Aniline Derivatives
C. E. Houlden, G. C. Lloyd-Jones, K. I. Brooker-Milburn, Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 3090-3092.
Selective Ortho and Benzylic Functionalization of Secondary and Tertiary p-Tolylsulfonamides. Ipso-Bromo Desilylation and Suzuki Cross Coupling Reactions
S. L. MacNeil, O. B. Familoni, V. Snieckus, J. Org. Chem, 2001, 66, 3662-3670.
Palladium-Catalyzed Aryl-Aryl Cross-Coupling Reaction Using ortho-Substituted Arylindium Reagents
M. A. Pena, J. P. Sestelo, L. A. Sarandeses, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 1271-1275.
High Temperature Metalation of Functionalized Aromatics and Heteroaromatics using (tmp)2Zn·2MgCl2·2LiCl and Microwave Irradiation
S. Wunderlich, P. Knochel, Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 4705-4707.
One-Pot Synthesis of Phthalazines and Pyridazino-aromatics: A Novel Strategy for Substituted Naphthalenes
S. N. Kessler, H. A. Wegner, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 3268-3271.
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