351536-12-4

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• 75-77-4 chloro-trimethyl-silane 
• 96349-58-5 (E)-1,1,1-trichloro-4-phenylbut-3-en-2-ol 
• 14371-10-9 (E)-3-phenylpropenal 
• 5936-98-1 trichloromethyltrimethylsilane 
• 351536-13-5 2-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-1,1,1-trichloro-4-phenyl-3-butene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Trichloromethyltrimethylsilane, sodium formate, and dimethylformamide: A mild, efficient, and general method for the preparation of trimethylsilyl- protected 2,2,2-trichloromethylcarbinols from aldehydes and ketones

(Chemical Equation Presented) New conditions for the preparation of trimethylsilyl-protected 2,2,2-trichloromethylcarbinols 2 from aldehydes and ketones are reported. Compounds 2, which are important intermediates in organic synthesis, were obtained in excellent yields by use of a combination of trichloromethyltrimethylsilane (TMSCCI3), and a catalytic amount of sodium formate (HCOONa) in dimethylformamide (DMF). Substrates bearing highly sensitive protecting groups have been successfully subjected to our conditions. We also describe a one-pot procedure that gives direct access to 2,2,2-trichloromethylcarbinols 3. This methodology avoids the use of strong bases usually required for the synthesis of 3 (Wyvratt et al. J. Org. Chem. 1987, 52, 944; Aggarwal and Mereu, J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 7211).

Kinetic resolution of acyclic secondary allylic silyl ethers catalyzed by chiral ketones

Kinetic resolution of acyclic secondary allylic silyl ethers by chiral dioxiranes generated in situ from chiral ketones (R)-1 and (R)-2 and Oxone was investigated. An efficient and catalytic method has been developed for kinetic resolution of those substrates with a CCl3, tert-butyl, or CF3 group at the α-position. In particular, high selectivities (S up to 100) were observed for kinetic resolutions of racemic α-trichloromethyl allylic silyl ethers 7 and 9-15 catalyzed by ketones (R)-2. Both the recovered substrates and the resulting epoxides were obtained in high enantiomeric excess. On the basis of steric and electrostatic interactions between the chiral dioxiranes and the racemic substrates, a model was proposed to rationalize the enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities in the chiral ketone-catalyzed kinetic resolution process.