Ni/Cr/Al Multi-Metal Redox-Mediated Alkenylation of Aldehydes

Kuroboshi, M.; Tanaka, M.; Kishimoto, S.; Goto, K.; Tanaka, H.; Torii, S.Tetrahedron Lett.1999, 40, 2785

Alkenylation of aldehydes mediated by a catalytic amount of Cr(II)/Ni(0), using aluminium as an electron source, was performed to afford the corresponding allyl alcohol derivatives in good to moderate yields.