title: Oxidation of gem-borylsilylalkylcoppers to acylsilanes with air.
abstract: [reaction: see text] 1-Boryl-1-silylalkylcoppers react with molecular oxygen in the presence of pyridine to afford acylsilanes efficiently. The one-pot process consists of two reactions: alkylation of 1-boryl-1-chloro-silylmethyllithium with Grignard reagents in the presence of copper(I) cyanide and aerobic oxidation of the alkylcopper species. This procedure enables us to access the divergent synthesis of acylsilanes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto-daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinokubo
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oshima