Synthesis of functionalized acylsilanes from carboxylic acid chlorides and silyl-zinc cyanocuprates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1995-3844

The high yielding synthesis of a variety of acylsilanes, most of them unknown and bearing reactive functionalities, has been accomplished by reaction between carboxylic acid chlorides and a novel silyl-zinc cyanocuprate acting as a silyl anion source. The advantages offered by this procedure with respect to those previously reported, based on carboxylic acid chlorides or on different starting materials, as well as with respect to the use of standard silyl cyanocuprates, are discussed herein.