ABSTRACT
Allyl bromides are efficiently coupled with aryl and aliphatic aldehydes in the presence of manganese metal, collidine hydrochloride, bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane and chromium dichloride. Homoallylic alcohols are isolated in good to excellent yields directly from the reaction mixture.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was supported by The University of Alabama and an Aid to Education Grant from the DuPont Corporation.