Tetrahedron Letters

Silicon in organic syntheis. 13. The 1-trimethylsilylcyclopropyl anion and its formal equivalent

LA Paquette, KA Horn, GJ Wells

Index: Paquette, Leo A.; Horn, Keith A.; Wells, Gregory J. Tetrahedron Letters, 1982 , vol. 23, # 3 p. 259 - 262

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Abstract

Abstract Reaction of lithio 1-trimethylsilylcyclopropane or its formal equivalent [CH 2= C (Li) SiMe 3; CH 2 I 2, EtZnI] with carbonyl compounds leads to carbinols which dehydrate without rearrangement. Other attempts to induce ring expansion of the silicon substituted three-membered ring by ionic pathways are reported.