Diastereoselective Allylation and Crotylation Reactions of Aldehydes with Potassium Allyl- and Crotyltrifluoroborates under Lewis Acid Catalysis
- 31 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis
- Vol. 2000 (07) , 990-998
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2000-6303
Abstract
Potassium allyl- and crotyltrifluoroborates react with aldehydes in a process catalyzed by a variety of Lewis acids, to give the corresponding homoallylic alcohols. Of the Lewis acids examined, BF3 · OEt2, used either stoichiometrically or catalytically, was found to most efficiently catalyze this reaction. The air and moisture stable potassium organotrifluoroborate salts react with a variety of alkyl, α- or β-substituted alkyl, and aryl aldehydes, and lead to the adducts in high yield and with high diastereoselectivity.Keywords
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