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Electroreductive Cross-Coupling between Aromatic Aldehydes and Chlorosilanes Enabling the Synthesis of α-Silyl
1Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China.
Abstract:
α-Silyl alcohols are powerful structural motifs for pharmaceutical chemistry, materials chemistry, and organic synthesis. The limitations of current synthetic techniques encompass a requirement for difficult-to-obtain silyl precursors, noble-metal catalysts, and narrow substrate scopes. Here, we developed a general synthetic method for α-silyl alcohols through electroreductive cross-coupling of aldehydes and chlorosilane. This method features easily available reagents, mild conditions, and a wide substrate scope. The establishment of this protocol will provide an alternative for access to α-silyl alcohols.
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