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Using the bimetallic combination sBu2Mg·2LiOR (R = 2-ethylhexyl) in toluene enables efficient and regioselective Br/Mg-exchanges with various dibromo-arenes and -heteroarenes under mild reaction conditions and provides bromo-substituted Grignard reagents. Assessing the role of Lewis donor additives in these reactions revealed that N,N,N\',N\'\',N\'\'-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDTA) finely tunes the regioselectivity of the Br/Mg-exchange on dibromo-pyridines and -quinolines. Combining spectroscopic with X-ray crystallographic studies, light has been shed on the mixed Li/Mg- constitution of the organometallic intermediates accomplishing these transformations. These systems reacted effectively with a broad range of electrophiles, including allyl bromides, ketones, aldehydes, and Weinreb amides in good yields.
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