A mild four-carbon homologation of aldehydes to E,E-dienamines

Andrew S. Kende, Robert J. DeVita

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Abstract

The four-carbon homologation of aldehydes to E,E-dienamines can be achieved efficiently under mild conditions by iodomethylenation with CrCl2-CHI3, with subsequent Pd-catalyzed coupling to the vinylstannane 4 followed by mild cleavage of the FMOC group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)307-310
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

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