Dibutyl(trifluoromethanesulfoxy)stannane (Bu
2Sn(OTf)H,
1a) was found to be very valuable for highly diastereoselective homolytic hydrostannylation of allyl and homoallyl alcohols.
,
-Disubstituted allyl alcohols and
,
-disubstituted homoallyl alcohols were converted into
- and
-stannylated alcohols with high 1,2-
syn and 1,3-
syn diastereoselectivity, respectively. The origin of the stereochemical outcomes can be rationalized by conformational fixation of the intermediary
-stannylalkyl radical by coordination of the hydroxy group to the Lewis acidic tin center.