Tri-n-butyltin trifluoromethanesulfonate

Tri-n-butyltin trifluoromethanesulfonate, Bu SnOSO CF, (1). The triflate, m.p. 41-43°, is prepared by reaction of tri-n-butyltin oxide with triflic anhydride (93% yield) or by reaction of Bu- SnH with CFjSOjH. 

Aceto(carbonyl)cyclopentadienyl(tri-phenylphosphine)iron. 3-Acylthiazolidine-2-thiones. Bis(cyclopentadienyl)titana-cyclobutanes. Bromomagnesium diisopro-pylamide. Cerium(III) chloride. Dichloro-phenylborane. Dimethylphenylsilyllithium. Ethylene chloroboronate. Ketene bis(trimethylsilyl)ketals. Mandelic acid. Norephedrine. Potassium fluoride-Alumina. (S)-(—)-Proline. Tetra-n-butylam-monium fluoride. Tin(IV) chloride. Tin(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate. Titanium(IV) chloride. Tri-n-butyltin fluoride. Trityl perchlorate. 

The asymmetric aldol reaction of enol silyl ethers of thioesters with aldehydes is performed in high enantiomeric excess by employing a chiral promoter, tin(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate coordinated with chiral diamine 1 and tri-n-butyltin fluoride (eqs 20 and 21). Highly enantioselective aldol reactions of achiral ketene silyl acetals with achiral aldehydes are carried out by means of the same chiral promoter (eq 22). ... 

ALKENES l,l -Bis(diphenylphos-phino)ferrocene. Sodium pyridylsele-nate. Tri-n-butyltin hydride. Trimethyl-silylmethyllithium. Trimethylsilylmethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate. Zinc. 

Tetrazoles are usually prepared by the reaction of an azide with a nitrile, or an activated amide tri-n-butyltin azide and trimethylsilyl azide are more convenient and safer reagents than azide anion is some cases. The second example shown illustrates the use of a cyanoethyl group as a removable protecting group for amide nitrogen. Other variations on this method from nitriles include the use of triethylammonium chloride (instead of ammonium chloride) to avoid the possible sublimation of potentially explosive azides, and the use of micelles as reaction media. Amides can be activated with trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride, or via formation of the thioamide, or by the use of triphenylphosphine with diethyl azodicarboxylate the equivalent imidochloride will react under phase transfer conditions. ... 

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