ALIPHATIC CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT PROMOTED BY ORGANOALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)82044-X

Treatment of allyl vinyl ether derivatives with organoaluminium amphoteric reagent, R3Al or R2AlSPh, results in the title reaction at room temperature under uptake of R, H, or SPh as a nucleophile on the aldehydic carbon.