ALLYLSTANNATION. II. A TOTAL "cis-PREFERENCE" IN THE ADDITION OF n-Bu2ClSnCH(CH3)CH=CH2 TO ALDEHYDES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)81209-7

1-Buten-3-yldi-n-butylchlorotin, formed by redistribution of (E/Z)-2-butenyltri-n-butyltin and Bu2SnCl2, reacts readily with neat RCHO (R = C2H5, C2H5(CH3)CH, (CH3)2CH, (CH3)3C and C6H5) to give high yields (80-100percent) of alcohols of the type RCH(OH)C