The Synthesis of N-(1-Allyl-3-Butenyl)-N-Aryl Amines by Addition of Organosamarium Reagents to Formanilides

N-(1-allyl-3-butenyl)-N-aryl amines have been prepared for the first time in good yield via the direct diallylation reaction of formanilides with an organosamarium reagent under mild conditions.