Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Saga University, Honjyo-machi 1, Saga 840-8502, Japan. E-mail: hanamoto@cc.saga-u.ac.jp ... Received (in Cambridge, UK) 4th October 1999, Accepted 20th October 1999 ... Fluorinated allylic alcohols have recently received much attention due to their versatility as building blocks for complex structures.1 These alcohols should be accessible from carbonyl compounds by fluorovinylation in a straightforward way. ...
