A simple and practical approach has been developed for conducting direct, homoallylic alcohol forming allylation reactions of nitroalkenes in water. Employing the new method, various arylmethyl-homoallylic alcohols can be produced from the corresponding, readily prepared beta-nitrostyrenes.
Diastereoselective Intramolecular meta Photocycloaddition of Side-Chain-Substituted 5-(2-Methoxyphenyl)pent-1-enes
作者:Johan L. Timmermans、Marc P. Wamelink、Gerrit Lodder、Jan Cornelisse