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Enantioconvergent access to 1,1-diarylmethine silanes and germanes through nickel/photoredox-catalyzed
Emilio G A Acuña-Bolomey1, Nektarios Kranidiotis-Hisatomi1, Elisabeth Irran1
1Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin Strasse des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany martin.oestreich@tu-berlin.de.
Abstract:
An enantioconvergent nickel/photoredox-catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp2) cross-electrophile coupling of α-chlorobenzyl silanes and germanes with aryl bromides is reported. This protocol makes use of a Hantzsch ester as an organic reductant and furnishes chiral 1,1-diarylmethine silanes and germanes with high enantioselectivity under mild reaction conditions. This work expands the development of enantioconvergent cross-electrophile coupling reactions adjacent to silicon and germanium atoms and provides direct access to valuable chiral benzhydryl silane and germane motifs.
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