Tetrahedron Letters, vol. 52, no. 25, pp. 3240-3242
Publication Year
2011
Abstract
An efficient synthesis of 2-bromohomoallylic alcohols was carried out via an indium-mediated Barbier-type 2-bromoallylation of aldehydes in moderate yields. The reaction was performed at low temperature (-20 °C) in aqueous DMF in order to minimize decomposition of 2-bromoallylindium reagent to allene.