Synlett 2002(3): 0483-0485
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-20472
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Ligand-Accelerated Cadmium-catalyzed Allylation of Aldehydes and Ketones in Aqueous Media

Shu¯ Kobayashi*, Naohiro Aoyama, Kei Manabe
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
e-Mail: skobayas@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp;
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Received 11 December 2001
Publication Date:
05 February 2007 (online)

Abstract

Cadmium perchlorate was found to catalyze allylation reactions using allyltributyltin in aqueous media very efficiently. These cadmium-catalyzed allylation reactions are accelerated by ligands such as N,N,N′,N′′,N′′-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine or 2,9-dimethylphenanthroline. This accelerated catalytic system gave allylation products of various aldehydes and ketones in high yields.