Synfacts 2005(2): 0250-0250  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-916117
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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Diastereoselective Hydrostannylation of Allyl and Homoallyl Alcohols

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Andrei Gavryushin
K. Miura*, D. Wang, A. Hosomi*
University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Publication History

Publication Date:
25 October 2005 (online)

Significance

This is a first and elegant example of stereocontrolled hydrostannylation for acyclic systems. The trialkylstannyl group can be a synthetic equivalent of a functionalized alkyl anion as well as affords a number of other useful synthetic transformations.