Preparation of (E)-1-aryl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1,2-di(trimethylsilyl)-1-propenes via stereoselective bissilylation of trifluoromethyl aryl acetylenes and electrophilic substitution of its TMS groups

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2011.03.005

Preparations and reactions of (E)-1-aryl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1,2- di(trimethylsilyl)-1-propenes are described. (E)-1-Aryl-3,3,3-trifluoro-1,2- di(trimethylsilyl)-1-propene was prepared from aryl trifluoromethyl acetylenes via reductive bissilylation by TMSCl/