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Divalent tin enolates formed from stannous triflate and ketones react with carbonyl compounds under mild conditions to give the corresponding aldol products in good yields. In the case of cross-coupling with aldehydes, good to excellent erythro-selectivity was observed.
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Mukaiyama et al. (1982) studied this question.
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