title: Chiral allylic and allenic metal reagents for organic synthesis.
abstract: This account traces the evolution of our work on the synthesis of chiral allylic and allenic organometal compounds of tin, silicon, zinc, and indium and their application to natural product synthesis over the past quarter century.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA. jam5x@virginia.edu
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D001685:Biological Factors / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry*; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014001:Tin / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001685:Biological Factors; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D007204:Indium; D014001:Tin; D015032:Zinc; D012825:Silicon