Base-catalyzed dehydrogenative Si-o coupling of dihydrosilanes: Silylene protection of diols

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1258055

The direct dehydrogenative coupling of 1,3- and 1,4-diols and dihydrosilanes is efficiently catalyzed by CsO(10 mol%), cleanly affording six- and seven-membered 1,3-dioxo-2-silacycles with dihydrogen as the sole by-product. Conversely, 1,2-diols do not yield the expected 1,3-dioxo-2- silacyclopentanes, essentially forming cyclic disiloxanes instead. Aside from the synthetic convenience, the procedure itself is also useful for straight-forward diol derivatization prior to GLC analysis. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.