Trialkylborane-Mediated Propargylation of Aldehydes Using γ-Stannylated Propargyl Acetates

Org Lett. 2019 Dec 6;21(23):9564-9568. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03710. Epub 2019 Nov 26.

Abstract

A transition-metal-free three-component process that combines aldehydes, 3-(tributylstannyl)propargyl acetates formed in situ from readily available propargyl acetates, and trialkylboranes provides access to a range of 1,2,4-trisubstituted homopropargylic alcohols. The addition of diisopropylamine plays a crucial role in the selective formation of homopropargylic alcohols. Importantly, this methodology can be extended to a single-flask reaction sequence starting from propargyl acetates.