M. Yamamoto et al., NIOBIUM PENTACHLORIDE-MEDIATED NOVEL HOMOLOGATION REACTIONS USING ALPHA-TRIALKYLSTANNYLMETHYL-BETA-KETO ESTERS, Chemical communications, (20), 1996, pp. 2353-2354
In the presence of niobium pentachloride (NbCl5), an alpha-trialkylsta
nnylmethyl-beta-keto ester is homologated to the corresponding gamma-k
eto ester in good yield; the reaction mechanism is discussed.