Triethylborane Induced Stereoselective Radical Addition of R<sub>3</sub>SiH to Acetylenes and Stereoselective Reduction of Alkenyl Iodides with Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane
Triethylborane induced radical addition of various organosilanes (R3SiH) to acetylenes has been studied. Among them, tris(trimethylsilyl)silane (TTMSS) proved to be the best reagent for the hydrosilylation of acetylenic compounds in terms of yield and stereoselectivity. For instance, reaction of 1-dodecyne with TTMSS at room temperature for 3 h under Et3B catalyst provided (Z)-1-tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl-1-dodecene
Dimethylphenylsilyl group is removed from a vinyl carbon with tetrabutylammonium fluoride. The presence of phenyl group on silicon atom plays a critical role. The cleavage of allyldimethylsilyl- and alkoxydimethylsilyl groups also proceeds very easily.