title: Copper-catalyzed silylation of cyclopropenes using (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane.
abstract: A variety of cyclopropenes undergo direct silylation using (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane in the presence of a copper-bisphosphine catalyst; under these conditions, cyclopropenes that might otherwise undergo ring-opening are silylated efficiently.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Euan A F
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Fordyce
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luebbers
authors.forename: Hon Wai
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003521:Cyclopropanes; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012821:Silanes; D003300:Copper; C021985:cyclopropene; C509472:trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane