“…Lithiated substrates 2-methylpyridine, 4-methylpyridine, and 2-methylquinoline reacted with N-(Cbz--aminoacyl)benzotriazoles 126 and afforded N-(-Cbz-aminoacyl)methylene heterocycles 127, 128, and 129, respectively (Scheme 47). 58 C-Acylations have been widely considered as a valuable technique in C-C bond formation and therefore are synthetically important. [59][60][61] Carbon acylation of simple ketone enolates has been explored for the synthesis of 1,3-keto esters and 1,3-diketones using different acylating reagents such as acid chlorides, 62 acyl cyanides, 63,64 N-acylimidazoles, 65 methyl methoxymagnesium carbonate, 66 formates, and oxalates.…”