“…[96c] A subsequent reaction with the isobenzofuran 90 gave the adduct 91 in 81 % yield (Scheme 19). Aromatic compounds such as benzene, [109] naphthalene, [110] ferrocene, [111] diisopropylbenzamide, [112] anisole, [113] N,N-dimethylaniline, [114] toluene, [115] benzonitrile, [116] and pyridines [117] were successfully zincated by lithium and sodium amidozincates in the presence of the solubilizing additive N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA). Crystalline complexes of such metalated species were isolated and structurally characterized.…”