Allylation reactions of acylsilanes as synthetic equivalents of aldehydes. Application of a stereocontrolled synthesis of (1S,2S,5S)-(10S)- and-(10R)-allyl myrtanol

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01413-0

The allylation of acylsilanes with tetraallyltin in the presence of catalytic amounts of Sc(OTf)₃ proceeded smoothly to afford the silylated homoallylic alcohols in good yields. Subsequent protiodesilylation gave the formal adducts of the corre