Reinvestigation of the Lewis Acid-mediated Reaction of 3-Aryl-substituted Allyltin Reagents toward Aldehydes. Divergent Stereocontrol of the Product by Lewis Acids

3-Arylallyltin reagents including cinnamyltin stereoselectively gave anti-adducts in the ZnCl2-mediated reaction toward aldehydes in a donating solvent via the 6-membered cyclic transition state. In contrast, the BF3-mediated reaction gave syn-adducts via the acyclic transition state. The present result corrects the previously reported stereochermcal determination of the BF3-mediated product.