Highly Selective Addition of Cyclosilanes to Alkynes Enabling New Conjugated Materials

Overview

Journal Chem Sci

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 Jul 25

PMID 35872824

Authors

Qifeng Jiang

Alexandra F Gittens

Sydnee Wong

Maxime A Siegler

Rebekka S Klausen

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Abstract

Main group organometallic compounds can exhibit unusual optical properties arising from hybrid σ,π-conjugation. While linear silanes are extensively studied, the shortage of methods for the controlled synthesis of well-defined cyclic materials has precluded the study of cyclic conjugation. Herein we report that Ru-catalyzed addition of cyclosilanes to aryl acetylenes (hydrosilylation) proceeds with high chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, and diastereoselectivity, affording complex organosilanes that absorb visible light. We further show that the hydrosilylation products are useful building blocks towards novel conjugated polymers.

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