Allylindium adds to a variety of tosyl and aryl hydrazones derived from aro
matic aldehydes and ketones at ambient temperature in a DMF-H2O solvent sys
tem to afford homoallylic tosyl hydrazides and homoallylic hydrazines, resp
ectively. Homoallylic hydroxylamines were isolated via addition of allylind
ium to aldonitrones. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.