Abstract
An efficient protocol was developed to obtain homopropargylic alcohols. Subjecting alkynyllithiums and ethylene oxide to 10-20 mol% of trimethylaluminum provided homopropargylic alcohols in good yields.
Key words
catalysis - homopropargylic alcohols - alkynyllithiums - nucleophilic additions - ethylene oxide - trimethylaluminum
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