Iodine as a very powerful catalyst for three-component synthesis of protected homoallylic amines.
Iodine catalyzes efficiently the three-component condensation of aldehydes, benzyl carbamate, and allyltrimethylsilane to afford the corresponding protected homoallylic amines in excellent yields.
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