SILICON IN SYTHESIS-17 CHLROMETHYL(TRIMETHYLSILYL)LITHIUM-A NEW REAGENT FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF ALDEHYDES AND KETONES INTO α,β-EPOXYTRIMETHYLSILANES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88585-9

Treatment of chloromethyltrimethylsilane 1 with sec-BuLi at -78 deg produces chloromethyl(trimethylsilyl)lithium 4.Treatment of 4 with a wide range of aldehydes and ketones gives α,β-epoxytrimethylsilanes 5-28, which on acidic hydrolysis give homologated aldehydes.