Copper(I) iodide‐promoted reaction of some electrophiles with the aluminium enolate generated by the stereoselective conjugate reduction of (7a<i>s</i>)‐(+)‐5,6,7,7a‐tetrahydro‐7a‐methylindan‐1,5‐dione

Abstract

Abstract The diisobutylaluminium enolate 2 , generated in situ from the enedione 1 by conjugate reduction, can be forced to react with aldehydes, allyl bromides, or acyl chlorides by addition of copper(I) iodide to the reaction mixture.