Chiral crotyl geminal bis(silane): a useful reagent for asymmetric Sakurai allylation by selective desilylation-enabled chirality transfer†
Abstract
Enantioselective synthesis of SiMe3/SiPh2Me-substituted crotyl geminal bis(silane) has been developed. This compound is a useful reagent for Ph3C+B(C6F5)4−-catalyzed asymmetric Sakurai allylation and one-pot Sakurai allylation/Prins cyclization processes. Chemoselective desilylation of SiPh2Me leads to efficient chirality transfer.