V-65 as radicalinitiator, the reaction of aldehydes with allyl bromides gave β,γ-unsaturated ketones in good yields (13 examples, 45–84%). The reaction is triggered by hydrogen abstraction from the aldehyde by bromine radical to form an acyl radical, which undergoes an SH2′-type addition–elimination reaction with allyl bromides to give coupling products with liberation of bromine radical. Three-component
to a valuable building block for the total synthesis of phytotoxicnonenolideputaminoxin. The enzymatic approach towards the enantioenriched homoallylic alcohol was compared to classical, nonenzymatic approaches using asymmetric reagent controlled allyl additions and the obtained building block was used for the total synthesis of putaminoxin and its (5S,6E,9S)-diastereomer. After the spectroscopic