Abstract The acetal stannanes (2) and (3) have been prepared and shown to be of limited use for the preparation of six and seven-membered rings due to an enhanced ability to undergo an alternative β-elimination reaction. A tentative explanation for this enhancement is presented.
[Cardinale, G.; Grimmelikhuysen, J. C.; Laan, J. A. M.; Lier, F. P. van; Steen, D. van der; Ward, J. P. Tetrahedron, 1989 , vol. 45, # 18 p. 5971 - 5978]