Mixed organofluorine-organosilicon chemistry. 10. Allylation and benzylation of difluoroenoxysilanes. Application to the synthesis of gem- difluoroterpene analogues

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00348-8

Acylsilane and trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane gave, under fluoride initiation, a difluoroenoxysilane which is used in situ in a Lewis acid catalyzed coupling with a prenyl ester or a benzylic bromide. The advantage of this one-pot procedure was illustrate