Novel insertion reactions of vinylidene-carbenes into carbon–hydrogen and silicon–hydrogen bonds
Abstract
n-Alkylvinylidene-carbenes generated from 1-bromo-1,2-dienes and KOBut insert into the Si–H bond of triethylsilane, into the C–H bond α to oxygen in 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran, and into the C–H bond α to hydroxy in primary alcohols.