N‐Trialkylsilylimines as Coupling Partners for Pd‐Catalyzed CN Bond‐Forming Reactions: One‐Step Synthesis of Imines and Azadienes from Aryl and Alkenyl Bromides

A good substitute: Imines, 1-azadienes, 2-azadienes, and even 2-azatrienes are prepared in one step from aryl and alkenyl bromides by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling with N-trimethylsilylimines. The reaction introduces N-trimethylsilylimines as a synthetic equivalent for the R-CHN moiety in CN bond-forming reactions.