Exceptionally bulky, oxygenophilic methylaluminumbis(4-bromo-2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxide) (reagent A) can be utilized as an active catalyst for the transformation of various epoxides to carbonylcompounds with high efficiency and selectivity.
The immobilized organoaluminum columns can be successfully utilized as a workup-free reactor for the catalytic rearrangement of various epoxides to carbonyl compounds.