Preparation of racemic and chiral alkyl (1,3-butadien-2-yl)methanol derivatives ut,ilizing 1-trimethylsilyl-2,3-butadiene as a diene source

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(91)80026-3

Ti(IV) chloride mediated reaction of 1-trimethylsilyl-2,3-butadiene with various aldehydes and acetals has been examined establishing an efficient method for the preparation of alkyl(1,3-butadien-2-yl)methanols. Application of this method to chiral acetal