A historical note of the Stille reaction

This is a historical note of our early works, but not a comprehensive story. Starting from free radical allylation of organic halide with allyltributyltin, we found palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of organic halides with organotin compounds and developed their scope. Subsequently, we worked on palladium-catalyzed ternary coupling reactions of organic halides, olefins, and organotin compounds.