Conclusions
We have presented a facile route for the selective synthesis of allenic and propargylic alcohols in THF/ aq. NH4Cl media. This represents the first successful preparation of these allenic and propargylic alcohols in the presence of cheap zinc powder and the first reported synthesis of the allenic alcohol 3-hexyl-1.2- heptadien-4-ol (1).
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the Estonian Science Foundation (grant No. 3368) for its financial support.