Reactions of hydrosilanes with 1-hexyne catalyzed by Co 2Rh 2(CO) 12, Rh 4(CO) 12, ( tBuNC) 4RhCo(CO) 4, and Rh(acac)(CO) 2 at 25°C and atmospheric pressure to 10 atm of carbon monoxide give (Z)-1-silyl-2-formyl-1-hexenes ( 1), which are the products of “silylformylation”, and/or ( E)-1-silyl-1-hexenes ( 2). The ratio of silylformylation vs. hydrosilylation products depends on the electronic nature of hydrosilane used, e.g., PhMe 2SiH gives 1 almost exclusively whereas (MeO) 3SiH favors the formation of 2. When trialkylsilanes such as Et 3SiH and EtMe 2SiH are used, the reaction catalyzed by Co 2Rh 2(CO) 12 or ( tBuNC) 4RhCo(CO) 4 gives 2,5-bis(n-butyl)-3-silylcyclopent-2-en-1-one ( 3) as a major product, which is a unique silylcarbocyclization product. Mechanism of the formation of 3 is discussed on the basis of deuterium-labeling experiments. Chemoselective silylformylations of alkenynes, a dialkyne, and an alkynyl nitrile proceed in high yields in which alkene and nitrile functionalities are inert for the reaction. Silylformylation is successfully applied to the syntheses of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, (±)-isoretronecanol and (±)-trachelanthamidine, from 5-ethynyl-2-pyrrolidinone ( 6) in combination with amidocarbonylation.
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