Light-Promoted Arylsilylation of Alkenes with Hydrosilanes

Org Lett. 2022 Oct 7;24(39):7145-7150. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02835. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Abstract

Herein, we report light-promoted photo/hydrogen atom transfer dual catalysis for arylsilylation of alkenes via the radical-radical cross-coupling with diverse hydrosilanes, which provides a simple and efficient method to prepare various organosilicon compounds with a wide range of substrate scope and good functional group tolerance under transition-metal- and chemical-oxidant-free conditions. Furthermore, the arylsilylation of alkenes can also proceed via the possible electron donor-acceptor complex under exogenous photocatalyst-free conditions.