Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.5, 506-507, 2011
Ionic Liquid-accelerated Allylation of Carbonyl Compounds with a Catalytic Amount of Indium Generated from In Situ Reduction of InCl3 with Aluminum
In ionic liquids allylation of carbonyl compounds with a catalytic amount of indium(III) trichloride proceeds smoothly to give the corresponding homoallylic alcohol in the presence of aluminium. The corresponding dimeric ethers are also formed.