Selective Silylative Reduction of Pyridines Leading to Structurally Diverse Azacyclic Compounds with the Formation of sp3 C-Si Bonds

Narasimhulu Gandhamsetty, Sehoon Park*, Sukbok Chang

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Abstract

Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalyzed silylative reduction of pyridines has been developed giving rise to the formation of sp3 C-Si bonds selectively beta to the nitrogen atom of azacyclic products. Depending on the position and nature of pyridine substituents, structurally diverse azacycles are obtained with high selectivity under the borane catalysis. Mechanistic studies elucidated the sequence of hydrosilylation in this multiple reduction cascade: 1,2- or 1,4-hydrosilylation as an initial step depending on the substituent position, followed by selective hydrosilylation of enamine double bonds eventually affording β-silylated azacyclic compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15176-15184
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume137
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes

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