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Synfacts 2010(1): 0090-0090  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1218441
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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Nucleophilic Addition of Alenylsilanes at the β-Position

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Tobias Thaler
K. Miura*, G. Inoue, H. Sasagawa, H. Kinoshita, J. Ichikawa, A. Hosomi
Saitama University and University of Tsukuba, Japan
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21 December 2009 (online)

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Significance

Vinylsilanes are reported to undergo platinum-catalyzed addition reactions with ­aldehydes at the position β to the Si moiety. This is a remarkable regioselectivity, as vinylsilanes are generally known to react with carbon electrophiles at the α-position.