Allylsilane as a versatile handle in photoredox catalysis

Organosilanes have secured a special place in the synthetic world for several decades. However, among them, allylsilanes are a choice reagent for organic chemists to develop novel organic transformations. In recent years researchers have proved that visible-light photoredox catalysis has emerged as one of the most mild, sustainable, straightforward, and efficient strategies to construct simple to complex molecules with or without enantioselectivity. This review provides an in-depth analysis of recent advances and strategies employed in visible-light photoredox catalysis for allylsilane and its analogues for the development of various organic transformations. The review is divided into sections, each focused on a specific reactivity of allylsilane under light irradiation with C(sp2) center arene or alkene, C(sp2) center carbonyl, and C(sp3) center carbon functionality. In this review, we present optimization data, reaction scope, and mechanistic aspects to bring forward specific reactivity and selectivity trends of allylsilane in photoredox conditions.

Enantiomerically enriched tris(boronates): readily accessible conjunctive reagents for asymmetric synthesis

The catalytic enantioselective diboration of vinyl boronate esters furnishes chiral tris(boronates) in a selective fashion. Subsequent deborylative alkylation occurs in a diastereoselective fashion, both for intermolecular and intramolecular processes.

Allylation of nitrosobenzene with pinacol allylboronates. A regioselective complement to peroxide oxidation

Addition of nitrosobenzene to pinacol allylboronates leads to oxidation of the organoboron with concomitant rearrangement of the substrate alkene. This reaction appears to proceed by allylboration of the nitroso group in analogy to carbonyl and imine allylation reactions. Remarkably, the N-O bond is cleaved during the reaction such that simple alcohols are the final reaction product.

Modular Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,2-Diols by Single-Pot Allene Diboration/Hydroboration/Cross-Coupling

Chiral allyl vinyl boronates are generated by catalytic enantioselective diboration of prochiral allenes. They may then be reacted, in situ, with a hydroborating reagent to form a novel triboron intermediate. The least hindered and most reactive C-B bond then participates in cross-coupling wherein the coupling is brought about by the same catalyst as that which catalyzed the diboration reaction. The remaining C-B bonds are then oxidized in the reaction workup, thereby allowing for the modular synthesis of chiral diols in a concise single-pot fashion.

Enzymatic Resolution, Desymmetrization, and Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformation of 1,3-Cycloalkanediols

An efficient desymmetrization of cis-1,3-cyclohexanediol to (1S,3R)-3-(acetoxy)-1-cyclohexanol ((R,S)-2a) was performed via Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB)-catalyzed transesterification, in high yield (up to 93%) and excellent enantioselectivity (ee's up to >99.5%). (R,R)-Diacetate ((R,R)-3a) was obtained in a DYKAT process at room temperature from (1S,3R)-3-acetoxy-1-cyclohexanol ((R,S)-2a), in a high trans/cis ratio (91:9) and in excellent enantioselectivity of >99%. Metal- and enzyme-catalyzed dynamic transformation of cis/trans-1,3-cyclohexanediol using PS-C gave a high diastereoselectivity for cis-diacetate (cis/trans = 97:3). The (1R,3S)-3-acetoxy-1-cyclohexanol (ent-(R,S)-2a) was obtained from cis-diacetate by CALB-catalyzed hydrolysis in an excellent yield (97%) and selectivity (>99% ee). By deuterium labeling it was shown that intramolecular acyl migration does not occur in the transformation of cis-monoacetate to the cis-diacetate.

Stereoselective Synthesis of Highly Enantioenriched (E)-Allylsilanes by Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Bis-Silylation: 1,3-Chirality Transfer and Enantioenrichment via Dimer Formation

Highly enantioenriched (E)-allylsilanes have been synthesized from optically active allylic alcohols on the basis of Pd-catalyzed intramolecular bis-silylation followed by highly stereospecific Si-O elimination reactions. The method involves three steps: 1) O-disilanylation of the allylic alcohols with chlorodisilanes, 2) intramolecular bis-silylation in the presence of a 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl isocyanide/[Pd(acac)2] (acac = acetylacetonate) catalyst at 110 degrees C, and 3) treatment of the reaction mixture with organolithium reagents. The overall transformation proceeds with nearly complete conservation of the enantiopurity of the starting allyl alcohols by transposition of the C=C bond. For instance, (R)-(E)-3-decen-2-ol (99.6-99.7 % ee) produced (S)-(E)-4-(organosilyl)-2-decene of 98.8-99.4 % ee for a variety of silyl groups, including Me3Si, Me2PhSi, tBuMe2Si, Et3Si, and iPr3Si. In the bis-silylation step, the initially formed trans-1,2-oxasiletanes immediately dimerize to stereoselectively give 1,5-dioxa-2,6-disilacyclooctanes, which are isolated in high yield by carrying out the reaction at 70 degrees C. The eight-membered ring compounds undergo thermal extrusion of (E)-allylsilanes in high yield at 110 degrees C, along with formation of 1,3-dioxa-2,5-disilacyclohexane derivatives. These in turn undergo a Peterson-type elimination by treatment with nucleophiles such as BuLi and PhLi to give the (E)-allylsilanes. All of the steps involved in the sequence proceed with extremely high stereoselectivity and stereospecificity, leading to almost complete 1,3-chirality transfer through the overall transformation. The dimerization step, which forms diastereomeric intermediates, allows the synthesis of a highly enantioenriched allylsilane (99.4 % ee) from an optically active allylic alcohol with lower enantiopurity (79.2 % ee) by enrichment of enantiopurity. A general method for the determination of the enantiomeric excesses of (E)-allylsilanes is also described in detail.

The Ireland–Claisen rearrangement as a probe for the diastereoselectivity of nucleophilic attack on a double bond adjacent to a stereogenic centre carrying a silyl group

The E- and Z-silyl enol ethers 4 derived from allyl 3-R-3-dimethyl(phenyl)silylpropanoate (R = Me, Pr(i) and Ph) and the Z-silyl enol ethers 7 derived from 4-R-4-dimethyl(phenyl)silylbut-2-enyl acetate (R = Me and Pr(i)) undergo Ireland-Claisen rearrangements largely in the same stereochemical sense, with C-C bond formation taking place anti to the silyl group in the conformations 22, 23 and 24 in which the hydrogen atom on the stereogenic centre is inside, more or less eclipsing the double bond. The E-silyl enol ether E-7a derived from 4-methyl-4-dimethyl(phenyl)silylbut-2-enyl acetate shows low diastereoselectivity in the alternative sense, probably because C-C bond formation takes place anti to the silyl group in the conformation 26 with the methyl group inside, but the silyl enol ether E-7b derived from 4-isopropyl-4-dimethyl(phenyl)silylbut-2-enyl acetate shows low diastereoselectivity in the normal sense. The E- and Z-silyl enol ethers 33 derived from cis-crotyl 3-phenyl-3-dimethyl(phenyl)silylpropanoate and the E-silyl enol ether 39 derived from trans-crotyl 3-phenyl-3-dimethyl(phenyl)silylpropanoate undergo Ireland-Claisen rearrangements largely in the same stereochemical sense as their allyl counterparts, but with moderately high levels of diastereocontrol in setting up the third stereogenic centre following from chair-like transition structures.

Stereocontrol of 1,5-related stereocentres using an intermediate silyl group—the diastereoselectivity of nucleophilic attack on a double bond adjacent to a stereogenic centre carrying a silyl group

R-5-Methylcyclohex-2-enone 1 reacts successively with the phenyldimethylsilylzincate reagent and acetaldehyde to give with regiocontrol the aldols 7, dehydration of which creates the E-exocyclic double bond of the alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone 2. Conjugate addition of the ethylcuprate reagent to this compound takes place with high (96:4) selectivity in favour of the R stereoisomer 12, hydrolysis of which gives (2R,3R,5S,2'R)-2-(but-2'-yl)-3-dimethyl(phenyl)silyl-5-methylcyclohexanone 3. The oxime acetate of this ketone undergoes fragmentation in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate to give 3R,7R,5E-3,7-dimethylnon-5-enonitrile 4, in which an open-chain 1,5-stereochemical relationship is set up with a high level of stereocontrol. A similar sequence adding 4-methylpentylcuprate to the enone 2, and fragmentation gives 3R,7R,5E-3,7,11-trimethyldodec-5-enonitrile 20. Reduction and hydrogenation of this nitrile gives 3R,7R-3,7,11-trimethyldodecanal 22, which can be converted into phytol 25. The ketoaldehyde 29 reacts with samarium iodide to give only the alcohol 30, in which the radical anion has attacked from the top surface just like the cuprate reagents in their reactions with the ketone 2.

Highly efficient B(C(6)F(5))(3)-catalyzed hydrosilylation of olefins

A convenient and highly efficient method for the Lewis acid-catalyzed trans-selective hydrosilylation of alkenes has been developed. The mechanism of this novel protocol operates via direct addition of silylium type species across C=C bond followed by trapping of the resultant carbenium ion with boron-bound hydride. A number of diversely substituted silanes possessing both aryl and alkyl groups at silicon atom were efficiently prepared using this hydrosilylation methodology. The possibility to employ aryl-containing hydrosilanes in this reaction opens broad capabilities for the synthesis of alcohols via a trans-selective hydrosilylation/Tamao-Fleming oxidation sequence, complementary to the existing cis-selective hydroboration/oxidation protocol.

Germanium and Silicon Linking Strategies for Traceless Solid-Phase Synthesis

Here we describe the development and application of germanium and silicon linkage strategies for the solid-phase synthesis of aromatic compounds, as demonstrated for 1,4-benzodiazepine derivatives. The metal-aryl bond that attaches the benzodiazepine to the polymeric support may be cleaved by electrophilic reagents such as H(+) and Br(2) to provide the corresponding substituted derivatives. A number of compounds have been prepared in good overall yield for the eight- or nine-step process. This approach can also be applied to the solid-phase synthesis of libraries of other classes of aromatic compounds.