Phenylsilanes

Methylphenyl dichlorosilane (dichloro methyl phenylsilane) [149-74-6] M 191.1, b 114-115 /50mm, 202-205 /atm, d 1.17. Purified by fractionation using an efficient column. It hydrolyses ca ten times more slowly than methyltrichlorosilane and ca sixty times more slowly than phenyltrichlorosilane [J Phys Chem 61 1591 1957]. 

The titanium(IV) chloride catalyzed addition of allylic silanes to (E)-(2-nitroethenyl)benzene affords y,<5-unsaturated nitronates which, on treatment with low valent titanium species [generated in situ from titanium(IV) and zinc], give y,<5-unsaturated nitriles. For example, [(Zs)-2-butenyl]-(dimethyl)phenylsilane underwent reaction with ( )-(2-nitroethenyl)benzene to give 3-methyl-2-phenyl-4-pentenenitrile in 65 % yield as a 3 1 mixture of diastereomers of unassigned configuration22. 

The reduction of tributyltin methoxide with optically active methyl-phenyl-1-naphthylsilane involves retention of configuration at the silicon atom and follows second-order kinetics (2 72). The reaction between tributyltin methoxide and ring-substituted dimethylphenylsilanes shows a Hammett p-value of -t-0.903, and that between dimethyl-phenylsilane and ring-substituted tributyltin phenoxides shows a p-value of -1.319 this is compatible with the reactions proceeding through a 4-centered (SNi-Si) transition state (272, 173). 

Diiodosilane l2SiH2 1872, prepared by treatment of phenylsilane PhSiHs with iodine, via PhSiH2l, in the presence of catalytic amounts of ethyl acetate at -20 °C, is much more electrophilic than Me3SiI 17 and therefore converts secondary alcohols such as 2-octanol 1871, at room temperature with Walden inversion, into iodides such as 1873 in 93% yield whereas the diol 1874 is nearly quantitatively converted into the monoiodobutane 1875 and only traces of the diiodobutane 1876 [88, 89] (Scheme 12.26). 

Bis(imino)pyridine iron complex 5 acts as a catalyst not only for hydrogenation (see 2.1) but also for hydrosilylation of multiple bonds [27]. The results are summarized in Table 10. The reaction rate for hydrosilylations is slower than that for the corresponding hydrogenation however, the trend of reaction rates is similar in each reaction. In case of tra s-2-hexene, the terminal addition product hexyl (phenyl)silane was obtained predominantly. This result clearly shows that an isomerization reaction takes place and the subsequent hydrosilylation reaction dehvers the corresponding product. Reaction of 1-hexene with H2SiPh2 also produced the hydrosilylated product in this system (eq. 1 in Scheme 18). However, the reaction rate for H2SiPh2 was slower than that for H3SiPh. In addition, reaction of diphenylacetylene as an atkyne with phenylsilane afforded the monoaddition product due to steric repulsion (eq. 2 in Scheme 18). 

Stoichiometric reaction of 5 with phenylsilane produced the iron(O) bis(silane) c-complex 18, which was confirmed by the single-crystal X-ray analysis as well as SQUID (Superconducting QUantum Interference Device) magnetometry (Scheme 19). Complex 18 as a precatalyst showed high activity for the hydrosilylation of 1-hexene. 

Allyl carbamates also can serve as amino-protecting groups. The allyloxy group is removed by Pd-catalyzed reduction or nucleophilic substitution. These reactions involve formation of the carbamic acid by oxidative addition to the palladium. The allyl-palladium species is reductively cleaved by stannanes,221 phenylsilane,222 formic acid,223 and NaBH4,224 which convert the allyl group to propene. Reagents... 

Scheme 10 Cyclization of dienes using a cationic zirconocene 58 and phenylsilane...

In the course of studying the reactions of Si-H compounds with dialkyltitanocenes, with a view to the synthesis of new hydridosilyltitanocene complexes, we adventitiously discovered that phenylsilane undergoes facile, quantitative dehydrogenative coupling to a linear poly(phenylsilylene) under the catalytic influence of dimethyltitanocene. The ease with which this reaction proceeds initially induced us to underestimate the significance of the observation. 

Normally, no small cyclopolysilanes are observed in these reactions. Two exceptions we have noted are the very slow reaction of phenylsilane under the influence of Cp2TiMe2 and the reaction of benzylsilane under the influence of dimethyltitanocene at very long reaction times. From both of these reactions we isolate a single isomer of the cyclohexasilane, in ca. 10 per cent yield in the case of the phenylsilane and ca. 60 per cent yield in the case of the benzylsilane. These isomers are believed to be the all-trans isomers. The phenyl derivative is identical to that... 

The compounds 2 and 3, have all been isolated from reactions of phenylsilane with either dimethyltitanocene (1 2) or dimethyl-zirconocene (r ). All of the evidence points to the fact that these compounds are probably resting species and are not involved in the catalytic cycle. They do nevertheless give some indication of the complex series of reactions that transform the dimethyl-metallocene to active catalyst. 

Unlike pentamethylphenyldisilane, the photolysis of compound 5 in the presence of methanol in hexane gave no products arising from the reaction of a silene with methanol, but polymeric substances were obtained as main products, in addition to small amounts of bis-(trimethylsiloxy)phenylsilane (6) (4%) and bis(trimethylsiloxy)-phenylmethoxysilane (7) (5%). 

Fig.40a-c Silicon-29 and proton spectra of phenylsilane PhSiH3 in C6D6. a INEPT spectrum with complete proton decoupling, b proton-coupled INEPT spectrum l]sm 200 Hz) the fine structure is due to coupling with the aromatic protons, c proton spectrum showing 29Si satellites for the SiH protons)... 

Figure 40 shows the corresponding set of three spectra for phenylsilane PhSiH3. Note that the Si-H protons now absorb at slightly higher field and that the Si-H coupling is slightly smaller. Naturally the proton coupled INEPT spectrum shows a quartet with fine structure. 

Figure 4. Schematic of torsional energy levels in Si electronic state of phenylsilane and Do electronic state of phenylsilane+. The torsional state symmetry labels arise under the molecular symmetry group G12.

Figure 6. ZEKE-PFI spectra of phenylsilane (Do) taken with (Oi fixed on three S1-S0 bands as indicated and 2 scanned through the low-energy manifold of cation states.

Reduction of either the exo or endo isomer of 2-phenyl-2-norbornanol with trifluoroacetic acid and triethylsilane, triphenylsilane, or phenylsilane in dichloro-methane gives endo-2-phenylnorbomane quantitatively (Eq. 24).164 The stereospecific formation of only the endo-hydrocarbon can be understood on the basis that only exo approach by organosilicon hydride toward the 2-phenylnorbornyl cation intermediate is kinetically competitive for product formation.164... 

Among other silicon hydrides reported are n-butylsilane, diethylsilane, tri-isopentylsilane, tricyclopentylsilane, triphenylsilane, tri-sec-butylsilane, di-tert-butylsilane, di-ferf-butylmethylsilane, tri-tert-butylsilane,204 phenylsilane, dieth-ylmethylsilane,202 diphenylsilane,134,208,209 dichloroethylsilane,192 PMHS,77 and polyethylhydrosiloxane.207... 

The 1,4-reduction of a,/3-unsaturated aldehydes is best carried out with diphenylsilane in the presence of zinc chloride and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium436 or a combination of triethylsilane and tris(triphenylphosphine) chlororhodium 437 Other practical approaches use phenylsilane with nickel (0) and triphenylphosphine438 and diphenylsilane with cesium fluoride.83 It is possible to isolate the initial silyl enol ether intermediate from the 1,4-hydrosilylation of o, /3-unsaturated aldehydes (Eq. 264).73,411 The silyl enol ethers are produced as a mixture of E and Z isomers. 

Alkylated (R,RHetrahydroindcnyItitanium difluoride and phenylsilane serve to asymmetrically reduce a variety of ketones, especially aryl alkyl ketones, in excellent chemical yields and >96% ee.587 The use of the easier to handle and less expensive PMHS is also highly effective in these transformations. In a related study using the (W, W)-tctrahydroindcny I titanium l,T-binaphth-2,2/-diolate precursor to the active catalyst, similarly impressive results are obtained.588... 

The enantioselective hydrosilylation of 2-pentylcyclopentenone is effected with PMHS and an active catalyst derived from (R.R)-ethylenebis(tetrahydro-indenyl)titanium difluoride and phenylsilane (EBTHI)Ti (Eq. 3 50).587 The use of diphenylsilane, a rhodium catalyst, and (W, / )-(. ,.S )-BuTRAP as the chiral ligand gives similar results.576 Other related approaches give greatly inferior enantioselectivies, 592 594... 

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