ALLYLATION OF CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS MEDIATED BY GERMANIUM(II) IODIDE

Authors
HASHIMOTO Y KAGOSHIMA H SAIGO K
Citation
Y. Hashimoto et al., ALLYLATION OF CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS MEDIATED BY GERMANIUM(II) IODIDE, Tetrahedron letters, 35(27), 1994, pp. 4805-4808
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
35
Issue
27
Year of publication
1994
Pages
4805 - 4808
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1994)35:27<4805:AOCMBG>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Germanium(II) iodide reacts with allyl bromide in the presence of zinc iodide to afford allylgermanium(IV), which adds to carbonyl compounds to give the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in good yields.