Tm. Cokley et al., HIGH-PRESSURE ALLYLSTANNANE ADDITION TO ALPHA-AMINO ALDEHYDES - SYN DIASTEREOSELECTIVITY IN THE ABSENCE OF CHELATION CONTROL, Silicon, germanium, tin and lead compounds, 20(9), 1997, pp. 581-582
Contrary to expectations, the high pressure (9 kbar, 30 degrees C) med
iated addition of allyltrimethylstannane (2) to alpha-amino aldehydes
(1) proceeds via an anti - Felkin - Anh mode to provide predominantly
(60 - 88%) syn homoallylic alcohols. The diastereoselectivity of this
reaction is dependent on the amino aldehyde side chain.