The Hosomi–Sakurai 1 reaction of allylsilanes with aldehydes is among the most widely utilized carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions in natural products synthesis. 2 The resulting homoallylic alcohol products are useful platforms for further synthetic elaboration, especially in the event that the allylation reaction proceeds stereoselectively. 3 Although powerful Lewis acids, such as SnCl 4 , TiCl 4 , BF 3 ·OEt 2 , AlCl 3 , and Sc(OTf) 3 , have been shown to successfully ...