Direct coupling of alcohols with alkenylsilanes catalyzed by indium trichloride or bismuth tribromide.

Direct Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation from Alcohols and Active Methylenes, Alkoxyketone, or Indoles Catalyzed by Indium Trichloride without Salt Formation

A versatile indium trichloride mediated Prins-type reaction to unsaturated heterocycles.

A versatile and high-yielding indium trichloride mediated cyclization reaction of silylated homoallylic alcohols, thiols, or amines with aldehydes or epoxides is described as a rapid route to a range of unsaturated heterocycles. The excellent diastereoselectivity observed offers a method of wide scope and generality.

A sequential indium-mediated aldehyde allylation/palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction in the synthesis of 2-deoxy-beta-C-aryl glycosides.

Indium-mediated allylation of aldehydes with 2-chloro-3-iodopropene, followed by a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction with triarylindium reagents or arylboronic acids, leads to aryl-substituted homoallylic alcohols in good to excellent yields and diastereoselectivities. The products obtained from reactions conducted with d-glyceraldehyde acetonide can be transformed into 2-deoxy-beta-C...

Hydrosilane and bismuth-accelerated palladium catalyzed aerobic oxidative esterification of benzylic alcohols with air.

In a palladium-catalyzed oxidative esterification, hydrosilane can serve as an activator of palladium catalyst with bismuth, thus leading to a novel ligand- and silver-free palladium catalyst system for facile oxidative esterification of a variety of benzylic alcohols in good yields.

Direct synthesis of pyridines and quinolines by coupling of γ-amino-alcohols with secondary alcohols liberating H2 catalyzed by ruthenium pincer complexes.

A novel, one-step synthesis of substituted pyridine- and quinoline-derivatives was achieved by acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of γ-aminoalcohols with secondary alcohols. The reaction involves consecutive C-N and C-C bond formation, catalyzed by a bipyridyl-based ruthenium pincer complex with a base.