Addition of Organotin Anions to α,β-Unsaturated Nitriles.docVIP

391 Molecules 2000, 5 Addition of Organotin Anions to α,β-Unsaturated Nitriles V. Lassalle, M.T. Lockhart and A.B. Chopa Instituto de Investigaciones en Química Orgánica, Departamento de Química e Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina E-mail: achopa@criba.edu.ar Abstract: The addition reaction of triorganotin anions to α,β-unsaturated nitriles leads to α- alkyl-β-stannylnitriles with high diastereoselectivity. Introduction The reaction of triphenyl- and trimethyltin anions with α,β-unsaturated ketones in acetonitrile as solvent is rather i