Abstract
Surprising catalyst-based regiocontrol: Copper or zinc salts can be employed for the insertion of various carbonyl compounds into silacyclopropanes to afford, respectively, the 1,2- and 1,3-regioisomers of the product with > 99:1 regioselectivity (see scheme). Catalysis by ZnBr2 allows access to previously unobserved products. The effects of additives such as H2O, menthol, and di-tert-butylpyridine on the regioselectivity of this insertion process are described.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4295-4299 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 4 2000 |
Keywords
- Catalysts
- Insertions
- Silanes
- Synthetic methods
- Zinc
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry