Ni(cod)2 catalyzed allylic alkylation of dialkylidene ketone involves oxidative addition of allylboronate and the less sterically hindered olefine of the dialkylidene ketone to nickel, followed by reductive allylic alkylation of the pendant alkene.

Chiral allylsilanes are cross coupled with vinylarenes via cross-metathesis to afford allylsilanes with various substitutents at the distal carbon. These reagents are used in the cinnamylation of imines to afford homoallylic amines in good enantioselectivity. These can be further synthetically functionalized to generate heterocycles such as piperadine.

Cinnamylation of imine is described; hydroxyaryl group directs silane to imine. Benzyl or phenyl group on imine gives allylated imine in good syn or anti selectivity, respectively, with excellent ee.

Various aliphatic aldehyde-derived hyrazones are allylated with a catalytic amount of indium (I) and allylborate to generate hydrazides. Alpha-beta unsaturated hydrazone gives 1,2-addition product exclusively. Methanol is noted to play an important role in converting allylborate with indium iodide into catalytically active species.