Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds Mediated by Nanometer-Sized Bismuth in Water

Xiaolan Xu; Zhenggen Zha; Qian Miao; Zhiyong Wang

doi:10.1055/s-2004-822924

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Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds Mediated by Nanometer-Sized Bismuth in Water

Xiaolan Xu^a, Zhenggen Zha^a, Qian Miao*^a,b, Zhiyong Wang*^a
^a Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
Fax: +86(551)3603185; e-Mail: zwang3@ustc.edu.cn;
^b Current address: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA

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It is found that nanometer-sized bismuth mediates the allylation of carbonyl compounds in water to afford the corresponding homoallylic alcohol in high yields. Nanometer-sized bismuth is much more effective than regular bismuth powder in this reaction.

Key words

allylation - carbonyl compounds - water - aromatic - stereoselectivity

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