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Scheme 2 Diastereoselective Reactions of E- and Z-But-2-enylsilanes [36]<br />

(E)-4<br />

SiMe 3<br />

SiMe3 (Z)-4<br />

+ Bu t CHO<br />

TiCl4<br />

(syn-5/anti-5) >99:1<br />

OH<br />

t Bu<br />

+<br />

TiCl4 + ButCHO syn-5<br />

(syn-5/anti-5) 65:35<br />

Titanium(IV) chloride has also been used widelyas the Lewis acid of choice to promote the<br />

reactions of allylsilanes with other electrophiles including epoxides, acetals, iminium<br />

ions, and acid chlorides.<br />

An allylsilane with silicon-centered chiralityshows a low level of chiralitytransfer in<br />

its Lewis acid mediated reactions with aldehydes and acetals. [37] However, when a stereogenic<br />

center is in one of the substituents on the silyl group, good asymmetric induction<br />

has been observed, for example, the formation of 6 in 47% ee (Scheme 3). [38]<br />

Scheme 3 Asymmetric Induction in a Lewis Acid Mediated Allylation Reaction [38]<br />

MeO 2C<br />

N<br />

SiMe 2<br />

+ PrCHO<br />

TiCl 4<br />

OH<br />

6 47% ee<br />

Besides titanium(IV) chloride, other catalysts such as tin(IV) chloride, the boron trifluoride±diethyl<br />

ether complex, ethylaluminum dichloride, trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate,<br />

iron(III) chloride, bismuth(III) bromide, [39] Amberlyst 15, and so forth have also<br />

found use in the reactions of allylsilanes.<br />

The allylation reaction of aldehydes with allylsilanes generally requires stoichiometric<br />

or greater amounts of Lewis acid because of tight binding of the product homoallyl alcohol<br />

to the Lewis acid catalyst, as well as poor efficiency of silicon transfer to oxygen. A<br />

catalytic version of this reaction is possible if 2±10 mol% of scandium(III) triflate is used;<br />

thus, if a stoichiometric amount of acetic anhydride is used in the allylation reaction,<br />

homoallylic acetates can be prepared in an essentially one-pot reaction, for example, the<br />

formation of 7 (Scheme 4). [40]<br />

Scheme 4 Catalytic Allylation of Aldehydes with a Scandium(III) Triflate Catalyst [40]<br />

1<br />

SiMe3<br />

+ PhCHO<br />

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838 Science of Synthesis 4.4 Silicon Compounds<br />

Sc(OTf) 3 (cat.)<br />

Ac2O (2 equiv)<br />

74%<br />

Allylation reactions of allylsilanes can also be carried out under nucleophilic conditions<br />

(TBAF, KF, or NaOMe). Fluoride ion induced reaction of carbonyl compounds with allylsilanes<br />

generallytakes place readilyat room temperature. With á,â-unsaturated esters,<br />

nitriles, and amides as substrates, reactions of allyltrimethylsilane in the presence of fluoride<br />

ion occur exclusively in a 1,4-fashion, while Lewis acid catalyzed processes yield no<br />

addition products at all. [20]<br />

Allyltris(trimethylsilyl)silanes react by a free-radical chain mechanism with organic<br />

halides, therebyeffecting a net replacement of the halide bya propenyl group if the polar<br />

Ph<br />

OAc<br />

Sarkar, T. K., SOS, (2002) 4, 837. 2002 Georg Thieme Verlag KG<br />

7<br />

Bu t<br />

OH<br />

anti-5

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