Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular coupling of 2-silylaryl bromides with alkynes: Synthesis of benzosiloles and heteroarene-fused siloles by catalytic cleavage of the C(sp3)-Si bond

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/anie.201108154

Unusual split: A wide variety of benzosiloles and derivatives are obtained by the Pd-catalyzed intermolecular coupling of 2-silylaryl bromides and alkynes and the accompanying selective cleavage of the C(sp³)-Si bonds as a key step (see scheme). The product spectrum includes benzosiloles, benzothiophene-fused siloles, ladder-type π-conjugated benzosiloles, and thiophene-bridged 2,5-bisbenzosiloles.