Ionic liquids: a convenient solvent for environmentally friendly allylation reactions with tetraallylstannane

Abstract

Ionic liquids based on the 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cation have been used as solvents for the preparation in good yield of homoallylic alcohols from tetraallylstannane and a range of aldehydes.

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