Chloride-Promoted Photoelectrochemical C-H Silylation of Heteroarenes

A photoelectrochemical approach for the C-H silylation of heteroarenes through dehydrogenation cross-coupling with H2 evolution has been developed.The photoelectrochemical C-H silylation depends on hydrogen atom transfer(HAT)from silanes to Cl-radical generated through the light-induced homolytic cleavage of Cl2,in which Cl2 was produced by electrochemical oxidation of chloride.A large number of silylated heterocyclic molecules are rapidly constructed in satisfactory yields without relying on oxidants and metal reagents.

Polyvinylpolypyrrolidonium tribromide as new and metal-free catalyst for the formylation and trimethylsilylation of hydroxyl group

Trimethylsilylation of alcohols was achieved using 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyldisilazane（HMDS） as silylating agent,in the presence of polyvinylpolypyrrolidonium tribromide in acetonitrile at room temperature.Also a variety of alcohols were converted into alkyl formates by ethyl formate and a catalytic amount of polyvinylpolypyrrolidonium tribromide under solvent free conditions at room temperature.

Synthesis of Mono-fluoroallenes through Copper-Catalyzed Defluorinative Silylation of α,α-Difluoroalkylalkynes

A straightforward protocol for the synthesis of mono-fluorinated allenes via catalytic defluorinative silylation of the readily availableα,α-difluoroalkylalkynes with commercially available copper catalyst and phosphine ligand is described.A broad scope ofα,α-difluoroalkylalkynes were well accommodated and a gram-scale synthesis demonstrated the synthetic utility of this methodoglogy.

Cu/chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed radical-initiated asymmetric aminosilylation of alkene with hydrosilane

The catalytic radical-initiated asymmetric 1,2-aminosilylation of alkene with a hydrosilane under Cu(I)/CPA cooperative catalysis has been developed.This method features the use of hydrosilane as the reductive radical precursor,enabling efficient access to skeletally diverse silicon-containing azaheterocycles including pyrrolidine,indoline and isoindoline bearing anα-tertiary stereocenter with high enantioselectivity.The key to the success includes the use of Cu(I)/CPA cooperative catalyst system and theβ-silicon effect of the silyl group to stabilize the in situ generated carbocation intermediate.

Metal-free catalytic enantioselective silylation of aromatic aldehydes in water

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.

Characterization of Flame Retardancy and Oil-Water Separation Capacity of Superhydrophobic Silylated Melamine Sponges

A silylated melamine sponge(SMS)was prepared by two simple steps,namely,immersion and dehydration of a melamine sponge coated with methyltrichlorosilane.The silylated structure of SMS was characterized by FT-IR(Fourier-transform infrared)spectroscopy,SEM(Scanning electron microscopy)and in terms of water contact angles.Its oil-water absorption and separation capacities were measured by FT-IR and UV-visible spectrophoto-metry.The experimental results have shown that oligomeric silanol covalently bonds by Si-N onto the surface of melamine sponge skeletons.SMS has shown superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle exceeding 150°±1°,a better separation efficiency with regard to diesel oil(by 99.31%(wt/wt%)in oil-water mixture and even up to 99.99%(wt/wt%)for diesel oil in its saturated aqueous solution.Moreover,SMS inherited the intrinsicflame retardancy of the melamine sponge.In general,SMS has shown superhydrophobicity,high porosity,excellent selectivity,remarkable recyclability,and better absorption capacity for various oils and organic solvents,and a high separation efficiency for oil in saturated aqueous solutions.

Regio-and Diasteroselective C-Silylation of Enolate Enabled by a β-Boronyl Group

Silyl enol ethers are often obtained when the lithium enolates are trapped with chlorosilanes.Herein,we report a general method for the regio-and diasteroselective C-silylation of enolate enabled by theβ-boronyl group.The formation of five-membered chelation intermediate is key to the C-selective silylation and anti-selectivity.The operationally simple protocol provides a general and predictable access to theα-silylated esters.The synthetic versatility of the boron-silicon bifunctional products was demonstrated by down-stream transformations.

Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral 1,3-Disubstituted Allylsilanes via Copper(I)-Catalyzed 1,4-Conjugate Silylation ofα,β-Unsaturated Sulfones and Subsequent Julia-Kocienski Olefination

Main observation and conclusion A general synthesis of chiral 1,3-disubstituted allylsilanes is established through copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-conjugate silylation ofα,β-unsaturated sulfones and subsequent Julia-Kocienski olefination.By modification of McQuade's NHC ligand,the catalytic asymmetric conjugate silylation with a broad substrate scope is achieved in high enantioselectivity.

Palladium-catalyzed ortho-C–H silylation of biaryl aldehydes using a transient directing group

A strategy for Pd-catalyzed ortho-C–H silylation of biaryl aldehydes enabled by a transient auxiliary is presented. This protocol provides a broad range of ortho-silylated biaryl aldehydes in good yields. The silyl moiety can be further functionalized under mild conditions, rendering the silylated products useful building blocks. Notably, this protocol also offers an opportunity to establish a platform for expeditious synthesis of structurally diverse axially chiral biaryl aldehydes via sequential atroposelective interannular C–H functionalization/intraanular C–H silylation.

Iron-Catalyzed Borylation and Silylation of Unactivated Tertiary,Secondary,and Primary Alkyl Chlorides

Herein,we describe an iron-catalyzed borylation and silylation of unactivated alkyl chlorides,delivering the tertiary,secondary,and primary alkylboronic esters,and secondary,primary alkylsilanes with high efficiency.This protocol exhibits broad substrate scope and good functional group compatibility,allowing the efficient late-stage borylation of biorelevant compounds,thus offering an excellent platform in drug discovery and development.Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that an alkyl radical was involved in this catalytic system.

可重复使用的丙磺酸功能化纳米结构SBA-15上醇和酚与六甲基二硅氮烷的硅烷化反应(英文)

Various alcohols and phenols were trimethylsilylated in excellent yields using hexamethyldisilazane in the presence of catalytic amounts of environmentally friendly, hydrophobic, highly thermal stable, and completely heterogeneous sulfonic acid functionalized mesostructured SBA-15 in dichloromethane at ambient temperature. Primary, bulky secondary, tertiary, and phenolic hydroxyl functional groups were transformed to the corresponding trimethylsilyl ethers in excellent yields. The simple experimental procedure was accompanied by easy recovery and the catalyst was reusable (at least 18 reaction cycles); these are attractive features of this protocol.

Synthesis and characterization of fluorinated PEO-b-PDMS-b-fluorinated PEO by free radical addition

Fluorinated poly（ethylene oxide） propyl-b-polydimethylsiloxane-b-propyl fluorinated poly（ethylene oxide） （FPEO-b-PDMS-b- FPEO） was synthesized by a free radical addition of carbon-hydrogen of polyether segments of poly（ethylene oxide） propyl-b- polydimethylsiloxane-b-propyl poty（ethylene oxide） （PEO-b-PDMS-b-PEO） to hexafluoropropylene （HFP） using tert-butyl peroxypivalate as an initiator. In order to reduce the possibility of side reaction, the protection and deprotection via silylation were used for the end-hydroxyls in PEO-b-PDMS-b-PEO chain. The structure of Intermediates and FPEO-b-PDMS-b-FPEO was confirmed by means of Fourier transform infrared and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The effects of amount of initiator, reaction temperature and time on free radical addition were investigated in detail. 2009 Xing Yuan Zhang. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

Characterization of silylated Ti-grafted HMS catalyst and its excellent epoxidation performance

Silylated Ti-grafted hexagonal mesoporous silica （HMS） catalyst was prepared by the chemical vapor deposition （CVD） using TIC14 as titanium source and hexamethyldisilazane （HMDSZ） as silylating agent. The samples were characterized by XRD, N2- adsorption, PTIR, 29Si NMR, DR UV-vis, and evaluated by epoxidation of styrene, propylene, cyclohexene, and 1-hexene with cumene hydroperoxide （CLIP） as oxidant, respectively. It is revealed that the catalyst possesses typical mesoporous structure, high hydrophobicity and highly dispersed tetracoordinated titanium sites and hence exhibits excellent performance in epoxidation of olefins.

Studies on New Additions to 5-Methoxy-2 (5H)-Furanone: 1, 4-Addition of Grignard Reagents, and 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Silyl Nitronates

1,4-Addition reaction of Grignard's reagent to 5-methoxy-2(5H)-furanone 1 was accomplished. which provided a new possible route for synthesizing beta -alkyl-Y-alkyloxy-Y-butyrolactone. A novel concise method of preparing fused heterocyclic compounds was offered by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of silyl nitronates to 1.

Critical role of corrosion inhibitors modified by silyl ether functional groups on electrochemical performances of lithium manganese oxides

Lithium manganese oxides(Li Mn2 O4, LMO) have attracted significant attention as important cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs), which require fast charging based on their intrinsic electrochemical properties. However, these properties are limited by the rapid fading of cycling retention, particularly at high temperatures, because of the severe Mn corrosion triggered by the chemical reaction with fluoride(F-) species existing in the cell. To alleviate this issue, three types of silyl ether(Si–O)-functionalized task-specific additives are proposed, namely methoxytrimethylsilane, dimethoxydimethylsilane, and trimethoxymethylsilane. Ex-situ NMR analyses demonstrated that the Si-additives selectively scavenged the F-species as Si forms new chemical bonds with F via a nucleophilic substitution reaction due to the high binding affinity of Si with F-, thereby leading to a decrease in the F concentration in the cell. Furthermore, the addition of Si-additives in the electrolyte did not significantly affect the ionic conductivity or electrochemical stability of the electrolyte, indicating that these additives are compatible with conventional electrolytes. In addition, the cells cycled with Si-additives exhibited improved cycling retention at room temperature and 45 °C. Among these candidates, a combination of MTSi and the LMO cathode was found to be the most suitable choice in terms of cycling retention(71.0%), whereas the cell cycled with the standard electrolyte suffered from the fading of cycling retention triggered by Mn dissolution(64.4%). Additional ex-situ analyses of the cycled electrodes using SEM, TEM, EIS, XPS, and ICP-MS demonstrated that the use of Si-additives not only improved the surface stability of the LMO cathode but also that of the graphite anode, as the Si-additives prevent Mn corrosion. This inhibits the formation of cracks on the surface of the LMO cathode, facilitating the formation of a stable solid electrolyte interphase layer on the surface of the graphite anode. Therefore, Si-additives modified by Si–O functional groups can be effectively used to increase the overall electrochemical performance of the LMO cathode material.

Silylated and acetylated β-cyclodextrins for gas chromatographic stationary phases

Two new chiral stationary phases, 2,3 di O acetyl 6 O trimethylsilyl β cyclodextrin (DATBCD) and 2,6 di O trimethylsilyl 3 O acetyl β cyclodextrin(DTABCD), were synthesized, their structures were identified by means of infrared and NMR spectra. Capillary columns were coated with the two stationary phases by dynamic method. The chromatographic properties, and enantiomers separation, such as ketone, esters, alcohols and olefines, were investigated on the silylated and acetylated β cyclodextrin stationary phases. The experimental results show that the silylated and acetylated β cyclodextrins are suitable to be used as capillary gas chromatographic stationary phases, the relative polarity of DATBCD and DTABCD stationary phases is respectively 4143 and 3928, the column efficiencies are respectively 3084 and 4198, and DATBCD is of stronger enantioselectivity than DTABCD, capacity factor of the first eluted enantiomer ( k 1) and separation factor(α)of α phenylethanol on DATBCD stationary phase are respectively 8.23 and 1.019.

DFT Investigation on the Insertion Reaction of an Isocyanide into the(Silyl)(silylene)molybdenum Si-C Bond

The chemistry of silylene-transition-metal complexes LnM（=SiR2）SiR3 is one of the attractive synthetic targets in organometallic chemistry for such complexes are key intermediates in many transition metal-catalyzed systems.In the present work,the novel insertion reactions of an isocyanide into the Cp＊Mo（CO）2（=SiMe2）（SiMe3） Si-C bond were investigated extensively by using the DFT method.The effective core potentials（ECP） with a double-ζ valence basis set（LanL2DZ） were employed for Mo and Si and the standard 6-31G basis set for all other atoms.Polarization functions[22] were added for Si（ζd = 0.262）,C（ζd = 0.8） and N（ζd = 0.8）.The effect of solvent was evaluated with the standard PCM model.Our calculations show that the two-step channel is energetically favorable,and the solvation mode has minor influence on the relative energies.

Regioselective Addition of Silyl Enolates to α, β-Unsaturated Aldehyde and its Acetal Catalyzed by MgI2 Etherate

Regioselective addition reactions of silyl enolates to a, b-unsaturated aldehyde and its acetal catalyzed by MgI2 etherate give aldol adducts (1, 2-addition) preferentially over Michael adducts (1, 4-addition). This unique regioselectivity is distinctly different with other Lewis acidic promoters and may be attributed to the high oxyphilicity of IMg+.

Synthesis of 14-Bromo and 14-Hydroxy Baccatin III Derviatives

Several 14 alpha- and 14 beta -bromo baccatin III derivatives were synthesized by direct bromination and from silyl enol ether of 13-oxo-7-TES-baccatin III. 14 beta -Hyroxy baccatin III derivative was also obtained from the same silyl enol ether.