Abstract
An efficient method has been developed for the allylation of aldehydes with allytributylstannane in the presence of a catalytic amount of Mg(NTf2)2·xH2O at room temperature in water to afford the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in good yields.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was financially supported by the Educational Committee of Shaanxi Province (Nos. 08JZ09, 09JK332) and Baoji University of Arts and Sciences (No. Zk064).
Notes
a The reaction was performed with 1 mmol of benzaldehyde and 1.2 mmol of allytributylstannane in H2O (2 mL) at room temperature.
b Isolated yield.
a All the reactions were performed with 1 mol% of Mg(NTf2)2·xH2O in H2O at room temperature.
b Isolated yield.