title: Iron(III) chloride-catalyzed convenient one-pot synthesis of homoallyl benzyl ethers starting from aldehydes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Iron(III) chloride-catalyzed effective allylation reactions of acetals with allyltrimethylsilane proceeded smoothly in high to excellent yields. In addition, this method could be applied to the one-pot synthesis of homoallyl benzyl ethers by a combination of dibenzyl acetalization of aldehydes and consecutive allylation of dibenzyl acetals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito 310-8512, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watahiki
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akabane
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oriyama