Abstract
In the presence of the monothiobinaphthol (MTB) ligand aryl ketones are allylated
by mixtures of Sn(CH2 CH=CH2 )4 /RSn(CH2 CH=CH2 )3 (R = Et, Bu) in high e.e. The presence of water suppresses racemic background allylation.
Key words
tin - asymmetric catalysis - ketones - allylation - thiols
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