Access to Enantioenriched Organosilanes from Enals and β-Silyl Enones: Carbene Organocatalysis

Yuxia Zhang, Jie Huang, Yingying Guo, Lin Li, Zhenqian Fu, Wei Huang

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Abstract

Herein, an efficient route to enantioenriched organosilanes, containing two consecutive stereogenic centers, from enals and β-silyl enones under carbene organocatalysis is described. Under mild reaction conditions, this transition-metal-free strategy exhibits a broad substrate scope, and excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4594-4598
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume57
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Apr 2018

Keywords

  • cyclizations
  • lactones
  • N-heterocyclic carbenes
  • organocatalysis
  • silanes

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