“…[18,1920] Imines 8 (R 1 = Ph) do not react under thermal conditions, so the use of the more reactive iminium cations type 10 is recommended in this case. [21,22,23,24,25,26] [a] Laboratório de Química Biorgânica, Núcleo Considering both strategies, there are two difficulties to overcome. In the first route, the resulting imine 8 is, in some cases, unstable, and in the second one, N-alkyl amino esters 9 have to be prepared.…”