Summary ( & ) -Lavandulol and related homoallylic alcohols were prepared by the stannolysis of allylic sulphones and the subsequent hydroxymethylation of the resulting allylic stannanes with trioxan-BF,.OE&. ... THE synthetic utility of sulphur-stabilized carbanions has been extensively investigated ; their use provides a useful technique for carbon-carbon bond formation.2 Recent developments in this area involve the additional use of transition metal or organometallic ...