An environmentally friendly and transition metal-free method for the preparation of chiral α- hydroxysilanes was developed. Enantioselective addition of a silicon nucleophile to aromatic aldehydes in water was achiev...An environmentally friendly and transition metal-free method for the preparation of chiral α- hydroxysilanes was developed. Enantioselective addition of a silicon nucleophile to aromatic aldehydes in water was achieved by using a new hydroxyl-functionalized chiral carbene as catalyst, affording the corresponding products in good yields and moderate enantioselectivities.展开更多
基金Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21372144,81473085)Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province
文摘An environmentally friendly and transition metal-free method for the preparation of chiral α- hydroxysilanes was developed. Enantioselective addition of a silicon nucleophile to aromatic aldehydes in water was achieved by using a new hydroxyl-functionalized chiral carbene as catalyst, affording the corresponding products in good yields and moderate enantioselectivities.