
%0 Journal Article
%A Bowyer, Michael C. 
%A Gordon, Charles M. 
%A Leitch, Sarah K. 
%A McCluskey, Adam 
%A Ritchie, Craig 
%T Indium-Mediated Addition of 4-Bromocrotonic Acid to Aldehydes and Ketones&#8212;A Simple, High Yielding Route to &#945;-Allyl-&#946;-Hydroxy Carboxylic Acids
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 2004/01/29
%V 57
%N 2
%P 135-137
%K allylation &#8212; green chemistry &#8212; In &#8212; ionic liquids
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH03212
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH03212 
%X We report a simple procedure for the indium-mediated addition of 4-bromocrotonic acid to a variety of aldehydes and ketones. In all instances the reaction proceeds exclusively with &#945;-addition and typically in moderate to good yields (42&#8211;100%). The effect of solvent is minimal allowing a wide choice of conditions (methanol, ethanol, ethanol/water, water, tetrahydrofuran, and the ionic liquid [bmIm][BF4]). 
