PREPARATION AND SYNTHETIC APPLICATION OF 2-BROMOALLYLTRIMETHYLSILANE AS A 1-HYDROXYMETHYLVINYL ANION EQUIVALENT

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87079-3

The 1-trimethylsilylmethylvinyl group, as a 1-hydroxymethylvinyl equivalent, was readily introduced to epoxides with the corresponding Grignard reagent derived from 2-bromoallyltrimethylsilane.Obtained 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)-allylsilanes were converted to α-methylene-γ-lactones via diols.