Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(41), P. 22753 - 22761
Published: Oct. 3, 2023
Aromatic
organosilicon
compounds
serve
as
valuable
synthons
due
to
their
diverse
reactivities,
excellent
compatibility
with
various
functional
groups,
and
ready
availability.
However,
(trialkylsilyl)arenes,
despite
potential
utility,
are
generally
considered
unsuitable
substrates
for
transition-metal-catalyzed
cross-coupling
the
low
polarity
of
covalent
C(aryl)-Si
bonds
significant
steric
hindrance
imposed
by
alkyl
substituents.
These
factors
render
them
inert
toward
reactions
transition
metals,
such
transmetalation
oxidative
addition.
In
this
study,
we
present
a
method
rhodium-catalyzed
addition
(trialkylsilyl)arenes
electrophiles
via
π-coordination-driven
desilylation.
We
propose
that
dicationic
rhodium
species
activates
unbiased
bond,
increasing
its
forming
an
η6-arene
complex,
thereby
facilitating
heterolysis.
The
resulting
phenyl
anion
complex
readily
engages
in
external
electrophiles,
effectively
C-C
bonds.
Through
comprehensive
computational
studies,
have
unraveled
unexpected
stepwise
pathway
desilylation
fluoride.
This
involves
fluoride
aromatic
ring,
followed
1,2-migration
fluoride,
ultimately
culminating
departure
fluorotrimethylsilane.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(39), P. 7186 - 7191
Published: Sept. 27, 2023
Herein,
we
report
the
first
rhodium-catalyzed
hydrolytic
cleavage
of
silicon–carbon
bond
in
silacyclobutanes
using
water
as
reactant.
A
series
could
be
employed
this
reaction
presence
Rh/BINAP
complex,
resulting
corresponding
silanols
good
yields.
Additionally,
a
chiral
1,1,4,4-tetraaryl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-l-threitol-derived
phosphoramidite
ligand
used
to
yield
Si-stereogenic
silanol
with
promising
enantioselectivity.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 18, 2025
The
diverse
utility
of
acyclic
vinylsilanes
has
driven
the
interest
in
synthesis
enantioenriched
bearing
a
Si-stereogenic
center.
However,
predominant
approaches
for
catalytic
asymmetric
generation
have
mainly
relied
on
transition
metal-catalyzed
reactions
alkynes
with
different
silicon
sources.
Here
we
successfully
realize
enantioselective
linear
silicon-stereogenic
good
yields
and
enantiomeric
ratios
from
simple
alkenes
under
rhodium
catalysis.
significance
this
transformation
lies
its
ability
to
achieve
regioconvergent
enantioconvergent
conversion,
efficiently
transforming
petroleum-derived
isomeric
mixtures
olefin
feedstocks
into
single
regio-
stereoisomer
product.
practicality
method
is
further
exemplified
by
downstream
transformations
these
leveraging
functionality
leaving
group
nature
aryl
substituent
as
well
development
chiral
π-conjugated
double
bond
systems.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 12, 2025
Abstract
Increasing
attention
has
been
paid
to
silacyclobutanes
because
of
their
wide
application
in
ring
opening
and
extension
reactions.
However,
the
synthesis
functionalized
remains
an
unmet
challenge
limited
functional
group
tolerance
reactions
with
organometallic
reagents
chlorosilacyclobutanes.
Herein,
we
report
a
conceptually
different
solution
this
end
through
visible-light-induced
metal-free
hydrosilylation
unactivated
alkenes
hydrosilacyclobutanes.
A
range
diverse
groups
including
base-sensitive
acid,
alcohol
ketones
participated
reaction
smoothly.
In
particular,
first
dihydrosilacyclobutane
provides
facile
access
various
alkyl
monohydrosilacyclobutanes.
Unsymmetrical
dialkyl
have
also
synthesized
consecutive
one
pot.
The
mechanism
study
reveals
that
Lewis
basic
solvent
could
promote
generation
strained
silyl
radicals
by
direct
light
irradiation
without
redox-active
photocatalyst
thiol
catalyst
plays
important
role
accelerating
reaction.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(16)
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Abstract
Herein,
we
successfully
inhibited
the
preferential
homodimerization
and
C−Si/Si−H
bond
cross‐exchange
of
benzosilacyclobutenes
monohydro‐silacyclobutanes
achieved
first
highly
selective
C−Si/C−Si
reaction
by
deliberately
tuning
Ni‐catalytic
system,
which
constitutes
a
powerful
atom‐economical
ring
expansion
method
for
preparing
medium‐sized
cyclic
compounds
bearing
two
silicon
atoms
at
junction,
are
otherwise
inaccessible.
The
DFT
calculation
explicitly
elucidated
pivotal
role
Si−H
silacyclobutanes
high
strain
substrates
in
realizing
C−Si
bonds
cleavage
reformation
catalytic
cycle.