A FACILE SYNTHESIS OF α,β-DIHYDROXYKETONES VIA TIN(IV) ENEDIOLATES BY UTILIZING THE REDUCING POWER OF BIS(2-PYRIDINETHIOLATO)TIN(II)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.1009

Bis(2-pyridenethiolato)tin(II), a stable stannylene, effects oxidative addition to α-dicarbonyl compounds to generate tin(IV) enediolates, which in turn react with aldehydes to give α,β-dihydroxyketones in good yields with moderate diastereoselectivities.