Abstract: | Tin–lithium exchange reaction of (E)‐α‐stannylvinyl sulfides 1 with n‐butyllithium gave (Z)‐α‐arylsulfanylvinyllithiums 2 , which reacted with aldehydes or ketones 3 to afford stereoselectively (2Z)‐2‐arylsulfanylallylic alcohols 4 in good to high yields. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:639–643, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20487 |