Chemistry Letters · 2001 · 19 citations · 12 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryCatalytic MechanismsHeterocycle SynthesisRegioselectivityRoom-temperature Synthesis
Abstract Indium(III) chloride is found to catalyze efficiently the allylation of gem-diacetates with allyltrimethylsilane at room temperature to afford the corresponding homoallylic acetates in high yields with good regioselectivity.
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