Department of Chemistry, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
Abstract:
2-Propenyl tin species, prepared from 3-halopropenes or 2-propenyl mesylate with tin(IV) chloride and tetrabutylammonium iodide in dichloromethane, causes nucleophilic addition to aldehydes to produce the corresponding homoallylic alcohols.