Asymmetric Allylation with a New Chiral Allylating Agent Prepared from Tin(II) Triflate, Chiral Diamine, and Allylaluminum

Abstract
A chiral allylating agent, readily generated from tin(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate (tin(II) triflate), chiral diamines derived from (S)-proline and allylaluminum, is efficiently employed in the asymmetric allylation of aldehydes and an epoxide. Reaction of a chiral 2-methyl-2-propenylating (methallylating) agent with aldehydes also proceeds smoothly to afford the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in good yields with high enantioselectivities. According to a similar procedure, asymmetric propargylation of aldehydes affords homopropargylic alcohols in good optical purities.

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