lithium diisopropyl amide in tetrahydrofuran; hexane T=-70 - 20°C; other substituted bromobenzoic acid lithium salts, other arylacetonitriles, other reaction temperature, various reaction time; MechanismProduct distribution;

lithium diisopropyl amide 1.) THF, hexane, -70 deg C, 10 min, 2.) THF, hexane, -70 deg C -> room temperature; Yield given. Multistep reaction. Yields of byproduct given;