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SILICON IN SYTHESIS-17 CHLROMETHYL(TRIMETHYLSILYL)LITHIUM-A NEW REAGENT FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF ALDEHYDES AND KETONES INTO α,β-EPOXYTRIMETHYLSILANES
Burford, Clifford,Cooke, Frank,Roy, Glenn,Magnus, Philip
, p. 867 - 876 (2007/10/02)
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.
