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Tris (trimethylsilyl) titanacyclobutene: A new mild reagent for the conversion of carbonyls to alkenyl silanes

NA Petasis, JP Staszewski, DK Fu

Index: Petasis, Nicos A.; Staszewski, James P.; Fu, Dian-Kui Tetrahedron Letters, 1995 , vol. 36, # 21 p. 3619 - 3622

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Abstract

Thermolysis of Cp2Ti (CH2SiMe3) 2 in the presence of Me3SiC CSiMe3 forms tris (trimethylsilyl) titanacyclobutene. Unlike other titanacyclobutenes which undergo insertion with carbonyl compounds, this reagent serves as a precursor to Cp2Ti CHSiMe3, converting carbonyl compounds to the corresponding alkenyl silanes. This olefination takes place under mild conditions even at room temperature and works with aldehydes, ketones ...