title: Peterson olefination from alpha-silyl aldehydes.
abstract: A procedure for the stereoselective synthesis of substituted alkenes from alpha-silyl aldehydes, via the Peterson reaction, is described. The protocol for the preparation of alpha-silyl aldehydes is also included. Organometallic addition to the alpha-silyl aldehyde gives erythro-beta-hydroxysilanes in high yields (85-90%), which undergo elimination on treatment with potassium hydride (KH) or boron trifluoride to afford respectively Z- o E-alkenes (87-90%). The method described has been carried out using alpha-silyl aldehydes bearing the tert-butyldiphenylsilyl group. This bulky group increases the stability of the silyl aldehyde, enhances the stereoselectivity of the formation of the beta-hydroxysilanes and favors the stereocontrol of the elimination step, thus providing high yields of stereo-defined alkenes. Here we describe a two-step protocol for the synthesis of Z-1-phenyl-1-hexene from 2-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-2-phenylethanal and n-butyllithium, followed by elimination of the resulting (1S*,2R*)-1-tert-butyldiphenylsilyl-1-phenylhexan-2-ol with KH. The total time for the synthesis, purification and isolation of the alkene is 2 days.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain. pulido@qo.uva.es
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pulido
authors.forename: Asunción
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbero
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D012821:Silanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000475:Alkenes; D012821:Silanes