Tributyltin hydride—Tetrabutylammonium

Lithium butyldimethylzincate, 221 Lithium sec-butyldimethylzincate, 221 Organolithium reagents, 94 Organotitanium reagents, 213 Palladium(II) chloride, 234 Titanium(III) chloride-Diisobutylalu-minum hydride, 303 Tributyltin chloride, 315 Tributyl(trimethylsilyl)tin, 212 3-Trimethylsilyl-l, 2-butadiene, 305 Zinc-copper couple, 348 Intramolecular conjugate additions Alkylaluminum halides, 5 Potassium t-butoxide, 252 Tetrabutylammonium fluoride, 11 Titanium(IV) chloride, 304 Zirconium(IV) propoxide, 352 Miscellaneous reactions 2-(Phenylseleno)acrylonitrile, 244 9-(Phenylseleno)-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]-nonane, 245 Quina alkaloids, 264 Tributyltin hydride, 316 Conjugate reduction (see Reduction reactions)... 

The authors found that phenylsilane/anhydrous cesium fluoride was the preferred reagent combination for this reaction sequence. Other silanes were effective, whereas tributyltin hydride afforded low yields (< 20%) and only in the presence of a fluoride source. Tris(dimethylamino)sulfonium difluorotrimethylsilicate (TASF) and tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) destroyed the silane. Acetonitrile was the best solvent among the ethers and halogenated solvents evaluated." In a subsequent study " the authors converted a 2,5-disubstimted oxazole 15 (Rl = R3 = CH3, CeHs, or OC2H5, R2 = H) to the oxazolium salt followed by treatment with trimethylsilylcyanide (Scheme 1.290). The resulting intermediate 2-cyano-4-oxazoline 1107 spontaneously ring opened to the stabilized azomethine... 

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