Sk. Kang et al., PALLADIUM-CATALYZED CARBONYL ALLYLATION OF ALDEHYDES BY ALLYLIC CYCLIC CARBONATES, Synthetic communications, 25(9), 1995, pp. 1359-1366
Palladium(O)-catalyzed allylation of aldehydes by allylic cyclic carbo
nates with SnCl2 proceeded smoothly to afford 1,3-diols with high dias
tereocontrol. For the exomethylene cyclic carbonate, allylation with a
ldehydes furnished 1,4-diols or 1,5-diols depending on amount of aldeh
ydes.