title: First example of a heterobimetallic 'Pd-Sn' catalyst for direct activation of alcohol: efficient allylation, benzylation and propargylation of arenes, heteroarenes, active methylenes and allyl-Si nucleophiles.
abstract: Arenes, heteroarenes, 1,3-dicarbonyls and organosilicon nucleophiles undergo highly efficient alkylation with allylic, propargylic and benzylic alcohols in the presence of a new 'Pd-Sn' bimetallic catalyst in nitromethane; water being the sole byproduct. The plausible mechanism of alkylation and the intermediacy of ether has been enumerated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India.
authors.forename: Debjit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pratihar
authors.forename: Ujjal Kanti
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Dipakranjan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mal
authors.forename: Sujit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy