With Et3SiH

These reductions of lactols with Et3SiH 84b in combination of BE3 -OEt2, TfOH, or TMSOTf 20 have become standard reactions for synthesis of cyclic ethers [62-69]. Thus even co-hydroxyketones such as 1837 cyclize readily with excess EtsSiH 84b in the presence of TMSOTf 20, in high yields, via the lactols 1838, to give cyclic ethers such as the substituted oxepane 1839 in 90% yield [65] (Scheme 12.18). 

When 46 was treated with Et3SiH in the presence of TFA, 48 was produced, meaning that both the olefin double bond and the sulfur-oxygen bond were reduced. In addition, 47 could also be reduced to 48 under the same conditions. Therefore, it was not clear from these results whether the reduction of the olefin in sulfoxide 46 was directed by the sulfoxide oxygen. 

Ether bond formation via reduction of the oxonium species with Et3SiH. 

Motherwell and Whitehead et al. reported a similar intramolecular reductive aldol reaction of aldehyde-enoate derivatives. The cyclization of 6-oxo-ester 23 was catalyzed by RhCl(PPh3)3 (1 mol%) with Et3SiH (210 mol%) as terminal reductant (Scheme 9) [17,18]. The cyclization proceeded at 50 °C for 18 h to give the aldol product 24 in 81% yield with ds-selectivity (cis trans =... 

Thiol esters undergo smooth reduction to give aldehydes by the Fukuyama hydrosilylation procedure, which is an alternative way to transform carboxylic acids to aldehydes. Upon treatment with Et3SiH and 10% Pd/C, a thioester underwent smooth reduction to give an aldehyde.409,410 For example, to a stirred mixture of thioester and Pd/C in acetone may be added Et3SiH at room temperature under an Ar atmosphere. Stirring is continued until the hydrogenolysis is complete (0.5-1 h) (Scheme 4.117). 

Several sterically congested aryldiadamantylmethanols are reduced to atropi-someric diastereomeric mixtures of the corresponding aryldiadamantylmethanes with Et3SiH/TFA (Eq. 18).158 1,11... 

In some instances, treatment of polyfunctional benzylic alcohols with acid in the presence of organosilicon hydrides causes multiple functional group transformations to occur simultaneously. This phenomenon is illustrated by the reduction of the secondary benzylic alcohol function and concomitant loss of the methoxymethyl protecting group of 2-(l-hydroxydecyl)-5-methoxy-l-(methoxy-methyleneoxy)naphthalene upon treatment with Et3SiH/TFA in dichloromethane (Eq. 26).167... 

The behavior of the isomeric dihydronaphthalenes emphasizes the importance of the relative stabilities of carbocation intermediates in ionic hydrogenations. Treatment of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene with Et3SiH/TFA at 50-60° gives a 90% yield of tetralin after one hour. Under the same conditions, the 1,4-dihydronaphthalene isomer gives less than 5% of tetralin after 70 hours.224 This difference in reactivity is clearly related to the relatively accessible benzylic cation formed upon protonation of the 1,2-isomer compared to the less stable secondary cation formed from the 1,4-isomer.224... 

The behavior of members of the bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene family is also different from that of other common 1,2-disubstituted alkenes.230 The parent bicy-clo[2.2.1]heptene gives bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane in only 3.5% yield when it is treated with Et3SiH/TFA. The major product is reported to be a 2-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl trifluoroacetate of unspecified configuration (Eq. 70).230 The carbocation intermediate is presumably the 2-norbornyl cation. Addition of small amounts of boron trifluoride etherate to the reaction mixture causes the yield of hydrocarbon product to rise to 22% after a reaction time of 24 hours at room temperature. Further... 

Interesting variations are observed in the stereoselectivities of these ionic hydrogenations. Reduction of 1,2-dimethylcyclopentene with Et3SiH/TFA near... 

Treatment of A8(9)-dehydro-D-homoestradiol (39, R = H) (or its 3-methyl ether, R = Me) with Et3SiH/TFA followed by saponification of the trifluoroac-etate ester intermediate leads to D-homoestradiol (40) (or its 3-methyl ether) containing 2-15% D-homoequilenol (41) (or its 3-methyl ether).240 By contrast, reduction and saponification of 3,17-diacetyl-A8(9)-dehydro-D-homoestradiol (39, R = AcO) gives a 60% yield of D-homoestradiol without the presence of any D-homoequilenol (Eq. 87).240... 

The full reduction of 1,3-dienes with Et3SiH/TFA occurs in certain systems although the yields are only modest.231 For example, 1,3-cyclohexadiene gives a 65% yield of cyclohexyl trifluoroacetate, presumably by way of cyclohexene (Eq. 88).211 On the contrary, 1,4-cyclohexadiene fails to undergo reaction with 10 equivalents of triethylsilane and 20 equivalents of trifluoroacetic acid even after 24 hours at room temperature (Eq. 89). 

The triethylsilane/Pd2(dba)3 combination is also used for these reductive cycli-zations, although lower yields are reported.247 1,6-Diynes are reductively cyclized to 1,2-dialkylidenecyclopentanes in good yields with Et3SiH/Pd2(dba)3 CHCl3 (Eq. 104).248... 

Similar reactivity is realized with 2-acetylthiophene using triethylsilane with aluminum chloride.259 Treatment of the ethylene glycol acetal of 2-thiophenecar-baldehyde with Et3SiH/TFA results in reduction of the ring and oxidation of the side chain to the silylated carboxylic acid (Eq. 119),260 whereas similar treatment of 2-thiophenecarbaldehyde gives 2-methyltetrahydrothiophene and 2-... 

Aromatic and aliphatic carboxylic acids are reduced to the trifluoroacetates of the alcohol with Et3SiH/TFA.277 Use of an excess of the triethylsilane can give... 

The reaction of lactones of benzyl alcohols with Et3SiH/TFA results in complete reduction of the alcohol part of the lactone to the methylene group while preserving the carboxylate function (Eq. 148).305... 

The reaction of tert-butyl esters with Et3SiH/TFA results in the reductive deprotection of the ester and formation of isobutane. The yields of the isobutane are not recorded, but the acids are obtained nearly quantitatively (Eq. 150).307 In a similar manner, the lactone shown in Eq. 151 is converted into the acid in good yield.308 In like manner, the reductive deprotection of allyl esters provides the carboxylic acids in high yields.270... 

Various non-conjugated diene aldehydes react with Et3SiH/Ni(cod)2/PPh3 to give O-triethylsilylated cycloalkanols in low to high yields. Acyclic dienes can lead to the silylated cycloalkanols in moderate yields with the proper catalyst (Eq. 188).348 Bicyclic systems are also generated by this methodology (Eq. 189).349... 

Certain catalysts promote the reduction of ketones with organosilanes. The reduction of acetophenone with Et3SiH is catalyzed by the diphosphine 65 and gives only a small amount of overreduction to ethylbenzene.377 Aryl alkyl enones and ynones are reduced to the corresponding alcohols with triethoxysilane and the titanium-based catalyst 66.378 Trichlorosilane reduces acetophenone in 90% yield with /V-formylpyrrolidinc catalysis.379... 

Naphthoquinone is reduced to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene with Et3SiH/TFA in 60% yield.393 Quinones can be reduced to hydroquinones in good yields with hydridosiloxanes such as TMDO with iodide present (Eq. 209).314,316,357 The reductive dehydration of a 1,3-diketone leads to an enone (Eq. 210).374... 

Acyl cobalt complexes are reduced to their alkyl counterparts in good yields with Et3SiH/TFA (Eq. 248).183-310-425 Acyl ferrocene derivatives are reduced to the respective methylene compounds with Et3SiH/TFA (Eqs. 249180 and 250).179 Acylcyclopentadienylmanganese tricarbonyl is similarly reduced in good yield.351... 

When carried out under standard conditions with Et3SiH/TFA, reduction of acrolein leads to a mixture of allyl alcohol, 1-propanol, and di-n-propyl ether in addition to allyl trifluoroacetate and -propyl trifluoroacetate.434 The 1,2-reduction of cinnamaldehyde with triethoxysilane in the presence of fluoride ion provides the corresponding allyl alcohol in good yields (Eq. 261). 

The conjugated dienone 82 reacts with Et3SiH/TiCl4 to yield the nonconju-gated product 83 shown in Eq. 280.449 Other analogous dienones behave similarly with triethylsilane, but TMDO gives the best yields.458... 

The EtsSiH/tetracyanoethylene combination reduces acetals and ketals to the corresponding ethers but the yields are mixed.500 The full reduction of benz-aldehyde acetals to the toluene derivatives is realized by the initial reduction with Et3SiH/SnBr2-AcBr followed by Bu3SnH/AIBN (azobis(isobutyronitrile)) or LiAlH4.479 The overall yields are excellent. 

V-Trimethylsilyloxymethylimines can be reduced to the corresponding N-alkylimines with Et3SiH/BF3-OEt2 (Eq. 320).522... 

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