Stereoselective Base-Catalyzed 1,1-Silaboration of Terminal Alkynes

Abstract

A base-catalyzed reaction that enables stereoselective 1,1-silaboration of terminal alkynes is described. This method not only offers a new strategy to functionalize simple and readily accessible alkynes beyond 1,2-difunctionalization, but also provides an unconventional atom- and step-economical approach to rapidly and reliably access versatile geminal silylboranes in the absence of transition metals and with exquisite stereoselectivity.

Keywords: 1,1-difunctionalization; alkynes; atom-economy; silaboration.