Tetrahedron Letters

Regioselective cross-coupling of allylindium reagents with activated benzylic bromides—a simple and efficient procedure for the synthesis of terminal alkenes

BC Ranu, S Banerjee, L Adak

Index: Ranu, Brindaban C.; Banerjee, Subhash; Adak, Laksmikanta Tetrahedron Letters, 2007 , vol. 48, # 41 p. 7374 - 7379

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Abstract

Allylindium reagents undergo facile and highly regioselective cross-coupling with benzylic and cinnamyl bromides in THF at room temperature without any catalyst producing terminal alkenes in high yields. The addition is highly regioselective and is found to provide γ- adducts in all reactions.