Copper-catalyzed non-directed hydrosilylation of cyclopropenes: highly diastereoselective synthesis of fully substituted cyclopropylsilanes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Feb 11;56(12):1819-1822. doi: 10.1039/c9cc09584e.

Abstract

The non-directed hydrosilylation of cyclopropenes with earth-abundant and environmentally benign base metal catalysis was described. This protocol is effective for a wide array of 3,3-disubstituted and 1,2-disubstituted cyclopropenes, and hence provides a facile and straightforward route to synthetically valuable polysubstituted and challenging fully substituted cyclopropylsilanes with high efficiency and diastereoselectivity.