Synthesis 2022; 54(24): 5400-5408
DOI: 10.1055/a-1929-4890
short review

State-of-the-Art Advances in Enantioselective Transition-Metal-Mediated Reactions of Silacyclobutanes

Wei-Sheng Huang
a   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
b   Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, P. R. China
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Qing Wang
a   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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b   Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, P. R. China
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Li-Wen Xu
a   College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
b   Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, P. R. China
› Author Affiliations
Financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22072035), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. LY21B030007 and LY22B020006) are gratefully acknowledged.


Abstract

Studies on the enantioselective transformation of silacyclobutanes (SCBs) have become an emerging topic in the recent decade, due to the feature of high ring strain, and manageable Si–C bond cleavage and formation. This short review summarizes the remarkable achievements in the asymmetric transition-metal-mediated reaction of silacyclobutanes and benzosilacyclobutanes, resulting in carbon- or silicon-stereogenic organosilanes with functional substituents.
1 Introduction
2 Asymmetric Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Ring Expansion Reaction
3 Asymmetric Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Reaction
4 Conclusion and Outlook



Publication History

Received: 23 July 2022

Accepted after revision: 23 August 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
23 August 2022

Article published online:
21 September 2022

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