Abstract
In dichloromethane, the nucleophilic addition of allyltrimethylsilane to aldehydes to give the corresponding homoallyl alcohols in good to excellent yields was catalysed effectively by gallium triiodide which was generated in situ by the reaction of gallium metal and iodine.
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