Allyl addition to enolizable aldehyde and ketones is achieved efficiently with manganese reagents generated by the reaction of allyl bromide with MnCl2–LiAlH4 or Mn powder. The Wacker oxidation of the β-tetralone adducts gives an acetonyl moiety typical to an anti-tumor antibiotic, feudomycin.
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