A novel C-C bond forming reaction of aryl- and alkenylsilanols. A halogen-free mizoroki-heck type reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01750-X

When dimethyl(phenyl)silanol is subjected to an electron-deficient olefin in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of Pd(OAc)₂, substitution of the C-H bond of the olefin by a phenyl group on the silanol occurs in 52- 86% yields. The reactions of several aryl- and alkenylsilanols with several olefins are also found to proceed in the system of 10 mol% of Pa(OAc)₂, Cu(OAc)₂ (3 mol), LiOAc (2 mol) to give the corresponding products in up to 69% yield.