Selective Carbonyl Propargylation Mediated by SnCl2/NiCl2-KI in Water
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Propargylation of carbonyl compounds to produce homopropargylic alcohols plays a very important role in synthetic organic and pharmaceutical chemistry. A novel method that carbonyl compounds and propargyl halide were mediated by SnCl2/NiCl2-KI in water at room temperature was developed by us to successfully synthesize homopropargylic alcohols in good yields. The reactions were carried out in an environmentally friendly solution and under mild conditions.