Alkenes trans-silylation

Silylative Coupling (trans-Silylation) of Alkenes with Vinylsilanes. 207... 

Under the optimum conditions the reaction stereo- and regioselectively gives silylene-vinylene, siloxylene-vinylene [131], and silazanylene-vinylene [128, 129, 131] as well as silylene-vinylene-phenylene [132, 133] oligomers. This new, efficient route for preparation of organosilicon linear and cyclic oligomers as an extension of the silylative coupling trans silylation) of alkenes to dienes has recently been overviewed separately [131]. 

In fact, allyl alcohol 13 was not used at the start of this synthesis because low ees result if there is no substituent on the alkene trans to the alcohol (R2 in the mnemonic should be something other than H). It is much better here to add a removable group and so the silyl alkene 14 was used instead of 13. The silyl group allowed the isolation of the epoxy alcohol 15 in a much higher yield than was possible using allyl alcohol itself and the ee of 15 was >95%. The alcohol was converted to a mesylate 16. 

Summary Recent achievements in two catalytic reactions, i.e., silylative coupling and cross-metathesis of alkenes and dienes with vinyl-silicon compounds, which resulted in new synthetic routes to organosilicon molecular and macromolecular compounds are presented. The silylative coupling, also called dehydrogenative or trans-silylation and silyl group transfer, is catalyzed by metal complexes which either contain or initiate the formation of M-H and M-Si bonds, where M = Ru, Rh, Co and Ir. Cross-metathesis, which was developed very recently, proceeds in the presence of metallacarbenes, mainly those of rathenium (e.g., Grabbs catalyst). 

In the past decade two new catalytic reactions occurring between the same parent substances have been developed, namely silylative coupUng (trans-silylation) (Eq. 1) and cross-metathesis of alkenes (Eq. 2) with vinylsilicon compounds. 

The mechanism for the reaction catalyzed by cationic palladium complexes (Scheme 24) differs from that proposed for early transition metal complexes, as well as from that suggested for the reaction shown in Eq. 17. For this catalyst system, the alkene substrate inserts into a Pd - Si bond a rather than a Pd-H bond [63]. Hydrosilylation of methylpalladium complex 100 then provides methane and palladium silyl species 112 (Scheme 24). Complex 112 coordinates to and inserts into the least substituted olefin regioselectively and irreversibly to provide 113 after coordination of the second alkene. Insertion into the second alkene through a boat-like transition state leads to trans cyclopentane 114, and o-bond metathesis (or oxidative addition/reductive elimination) leads to the observed trans stereochemistry of product 101a with regeneration of 112 [69]. 

Trans-1 -allyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentane and trans-1 -allyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)-cyclohexane are formed from the reaction of la with cyclopentene and cyclohexene, respectively. A second allylsilylation reaction of these compounds with la also gives unusual allylsilylation products, 7-cyclopent-l-enyl-2,2-dimethyl-4-(trimethylsilyl-methyl)-2-silaheptane (30%) and 4-((cyclohex-l-enyl)methyl)-2,2,8,8-tetramethyl-2,8-disilanonane (39%). As observed in the allylsilylation of 4-(trimethylsilyl-methyl)-l-alkenes, these products are likely formed via intramolecular silyl rearrangements. In this case, the results strongly suggest that a 1,5-silyl shift and... 

An enantioselective synthesis of (+)-estradiol has been accomplished from 1,3-dihy-drobenzo[c]thiophene 2,2-dioxide (306) by successive thermal S02-extrusion and cycloaddition (80HCA1703). Treatment of the optically active iodide (307) with two mole equivalents of the masked quinodimethane (306) in the presence of two mole equivalents of sodium hydride gave (308) as a 1 1 mixture of diastereoisomers. Thermolysis of this alkenic sulfone in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene furnished the trans-anti-trans steroid (309) in 80% yield. Treatment of (309) with methyllithium gave the methyl ketone, which was subjected to a Baeyer-Villiger oxidation and then silyl ether-acetate cleavage to afford (-l-)-estradiol (310 Scheme 66). 

However, when R is phenyl, the bromonium ion 39 is found to open to give a /)-silyl carbocation 40. Overall syn addition can then occur, followed by anti elimination to give the trans alkene 41, as seen in Scheme 2. 

The use of isopropylidine acetals (112) as tethers in the intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of dienes with alkenes facilitates the formation of civ-fused cycloadducts (113) from an endo transition state (Scheme 41).218 The intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of 4-[tris-(2-mcthylcthyl)silyl]oxy-2//-thiopyran derivatives with potential dienophiles tethered at C(2), C(3), C(5), and C(6) positions yielded cycloadducts when the dienophiles were activated with a carbomethoxy group.219 By the substitution of a phenylsulfonyl group on the dienophile of 2-benzopyran-3-ones, it is possible to enhance exo addition during intramolecular Diels-Alder cyclizations to yield a predominance of trans-fused hexaphenanthrenes related to natural products.220 The intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of 2-furfuryl fumarates has been investigated by molecular mechanics (SIBFA)/continuum reaction field computations.221 The intramolecular 4 + 2-photo-cycloaddition of A-benzylcinnamamides (114) in the presence of C(,H6 gives 3-azatricyclo[5.2.2.01,5]undeca-8,10-dien-4-ones (115) with high stereoselectivity (Scheme 42).222... 

The reactivity of l-silyl-l-boryl-2-alkenes 68 obtained by gem-silylboration of allyl-chloride were studied by Hiyama et al. [36]. Allylsilanes 68, engaged in SMS reactions, afford the desired trans-vinylboranes 69 with good yields (Scheme 13.29). 

The most informative data should be its Si NMR data for the central triply bonded Si atoms. The resonance of sp-hybridyzed Si atom in RsiSi SiRsi is observed at 89.9 ppm and is shifted upheld compared with those of the silyl-substituted disilenes (ca. 142-155 ppm).Similar up-field shift is observed in the NMR chemical shifts of the silyl-substituted alkenes (ca. 188-197 ppm) and alkynes (112-114ppm). The molecular stracture of the RsiSi=SiRsi was revealed by X-ray crystallographic analysis (Figure 18). ft has a trans-bent geometry [Si-Si-Si(Rsi)... 

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