Diastereoselective Synthesis of Homoallylic Alcohols with Adjacent Tertiary and Quaternary Centers by Using Functionalized Allylic Aluminum Reagents

Abstract

Al be there for you: Sensitive functional groups, including ester and cyano groups, can be present in allylic aluminum reagents prepared by aluminum insertion in the presence of InCl3. These aluminum organometallic compounds undergo addition reactions to various functionalized aldehydes or ketones with remarkable diastereoselectivities allowing the construction of two adjacent quaternary and tertiary centers (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.