Highly regioselective and chemoselective titanocene mediated Barbier-type allylation reactions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Feb 28;50(17):2211-3. doi: 10.1039/c3cc49230c. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Abstract

Titanocene carboxylate 1 is an excellent chemoselective reagent for unprecedented α-regioselective Barbier-type reactions. It constitutes the first titanocene(III) able to tolerate epoxides and readily reduced carbonyl compounds, such as aromatic and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes.