A REGIO- AND STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF ALDOLIZED γ-DIKETONES VIA TIN(IV) BISENOLATES BY THE USE OF BIS(2-PYRIDINETHIOLATO)TIN(II)

Abstract
Tin(IV) bisenolates of γ-diketones, generated regioselectively from α,β-unsaturated γ-diketones by the reaction with bis(2-pyridinethiolato)tin(II), react with aldehydes stereoselectively to afford the corresponding aldolized γ-diketones in good yields.