Abstract
An enantio- and regioselective allylic silylation of linear allylic phosphates that makes use of catalytically generated cuprate-type silicon nucleophiles is reported. The method relies on soft bis(triorganosilyl) zincs as silicon pronucleophiles that are prepared in situ from the corresponding hard lithium reagents by transmetalation with ZnCl2 . With a preformed chiral N-heterocyclic carbene-copper(I) complex as catalyst, exceedingly high enantiomeric excesses are achieved. The new method is superior to existing ones using a silicon-boron reagent as the source of the silicon nucleophile.
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