Synthesis of cyclic alkenylsiloxanes by semihydrogenation: A stereospecific route to (Z)-alkenyl polyenes

Cyclic alkenylsiloxanes were synthesized by semihydrogenation of alkynylsilanes - a reaction previously plagued by poor stereoselectivity. The silanes, which can be synthesized on multigram scale, undergo Hiyama-Denmark coupling to give (Z)-alkenyl polyene motifs found in bioactive natural products....

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Main Authors: Elbert, B, Lim, D, Gudmundsson, H, O'Hanlon, J, Anderson, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014