Migration of trimethylsilyl group in the reaction of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with bromobenzene

The reaction of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with bromobenzene gave a mixture of N,N-bis-(trimethylsilyl)aniline and N,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)aniline, the latter being a rearrangement product formed via 1,3-migration of trimethylsilyl group from the nitrogen atom to the ortho-carbon atom in the benzene ring.