The reaction of crotyltrialkylstannanes (1) with aldehydes in the presence of BF3,OEt2, produces the corresponding erythro homoallyl alcohols (2) predominantly regardless of the geometry of the double bond. Further, the Lewis acid mediated reaction exhibits the enhanced Cram selectivity in comparison with other allylic organometallic reactions which proceed in the absence of Lewis acids. Use of AlCl3-i-PrOH
Cationic rearrangement of several α-hydroxysilanes is described. Treatment of both (1R,1′R,2′S)-α-hydroxycyclopropylsilane syn-9 and (1S,1′R,2′S)-anti-9 under aqueous H2SO4 underwent rearrangement via a common α-silyl cation intermediate A to give a mixture of the ring-opened (R)-vinylsilane 13, the tandem [1,2]-CC bond migration product (1R,2S,1′R)-14, and its 1′S isomer 15. On the other hand, the
The reaction of but-2-enyltributylstannane with certain aldehydes in the presence of AlCl3–PriOH produces the α-adduct (3) either predominantly or exclusively, while the reaction in the presence of ordinary Lewis acids, such as TiCl4, SnCl4, and BF3·OEt2, affords the γ-adduct (2) exclusively.