Hydrometalation of carbon-carbon double bonds by group 14 hydrides is inhibited bycarbonyl compounds-mainly by
,
-unsaturated carbonyl groups-as efficiently as byclassical radical trapping compounds, such as galvinoxyl
and hydroquinone. This phenomenon, in the case of polyfunctional C=C-
and C=O-containing compounds, such as carvone,leads to an autoinhibition of the exocyclic alkenylic hydrometalation under normal reactionconditions, while under drastic conditions, the O-metalation of the
,
-unsaturated carbonylgroup occurs.