Copper(II)-catalyzed highly regio- and stereo-selective hydrosilylation of unactivated internal alkynes with silylborate in water

Org Biomol Chem. 2015 Jun 7;13(21):5871-4. doi: 10.1039/c5ob00694e.

Abstract

The highly regio- and stereoselective hydrosilylation of internal alkynes with silylborate catalyzed by Cu(OTf)2 with 1,10-phenanthroline as the ligand in the presence of Cs2CO3 in water is developed. This protocol was applied efficiently in the aqueous synthesis of multi-substituted vinylsilanes.