Homoenolate Heteroatom-substituted allyl anions

Heteroatom-substituted allylic anions as homoenolate anion equivalents 862... 

On the other hand the inherent a-selectivity of allylsulfur carbanions can sometimes be transformed to a y-reactivity by a sigmatropic rearrangement, earning in addition the stereoselectivity typical for such reactions (see Section 4.S.2.3). Due to their significance in synthesis a lot of work has been done on reactions of heteroatom-substituted allyl anions with special emphasis on their use as homoenolate anion equivalents. The more recent developments, with the possibility of introducing diastereoselectivity, will be discussed later in Section 4.S.3.2.I. 

There are two main synthetic applications where the reaction of an allyl system with electrophiles is accompanied by an allylic rearrangement. One consists of the use of heteroatom-substituted allylic anions as homoenolate anion equivalents and the other represents a synthetically valuable alternative to the aldol reaction by addition of allyl metal compounds to aldehydes. 

Heteroatom-substituted allylic anions can serve as homoenolate anion equivalents in reaction with electrophiles, when y-attack can be realized and the formed vinyl heterocompound can be hydrolyzed to an aldehyde (Scheme 76). ... 

Heteroatom-substituted allylic anions as homoenolate anion equivalents 4.5.322 Addition of ally Imetal compounds to aldehydes synthesis of homoallylic alcohols... 

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