Tetrahedron letters

Gallium metal mediated allylation of carbonyl compounds and imines under solvent-free conditions

PC Andrews, AC Peatt, CL Raston

Index: Andrews, Philip C.; Peatt, Anna C.; Raston, Colin L. Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 2 p. 243 - 248

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Abstract

Gallium metal is effective in mediating the allylation of various carbonyl compounds and imines under solvent-free conditions, with the application of sonic energy, affording the corresponding homoallylic alcohols and amines. The imines themselves were also prepared under solventless conditions in high yield, thereby establishing a two-step solvent-free synthesis of homoallylic amines. In comparison, indium metal produced a mixture of the ...