Activated C,H-Acids: N-Alkyl-9-fluorenimines. Preliminary communication

N-Substituted 9-fluorenimines 1 are easily prepared from primary amines or aminoesters and 9-fluorenimine: their conjugate carbanions 2 are formed by the action of alkoxides and are reprotonated to 1 or to the tautomeric 9-alkylidenamino-fluorenes 3 depending upon substituents.