α-Regioselective and Stereospecific Addition of Allylic Tins to Aldehydes via Photoinduced Electron Transfer

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)79182-9

(E)- and (Z)-Allylic tributyltins add to aromatic aldehydes to afford regioreversed α-adduct predominantly with almost complete retention of the stereochemistry of the allylic groups under photochemical conditions.The photoinduced single electron transfer mechanism is proposed.