Iron-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrosilylation of Vinylcyclopropanes via Stereospecific C-C Bond Cleavage
Chen‐Hui Chen, Hongliang Wang, Yufeng Sun, Jiayan Cui, Jian‐Bo Xie, Yang Shi, Shijia Yu, Xin Hong, Zhan Lu
Abstract
was reported for the preparation of valuable chiral allylic silanes via stereospecific C-C bond cleavage. Simultaneously, difficultly prepared chiral VCPs could be also obtained with moderate to excellent enantioselectivity via this kinetic resolution pathway. The chiral Z-allylic silanes could be converted to various chiral allylic derivatives. A possible mechanism via an iron-silyl species was proposed based on experimental and computational studies.
Topics & Concepts
HydrosilylationAllylic rearrangementSilanesStereospecificityEnantioselective synthesisChemistryCleavage (geology)SilylationKinetic resolutionCatalysisBond cleavageOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceSilaneComposite materialFracture (geology)Cyclopropane Reaction MechanismsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods