Cu-Catalyzed three-component coupling reactions using nitriles, 1,3-dienes and silylboranes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Apr 30;56(34):4648-4651. doi: 10.1039/d0cc01803a. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Abstract

This paper reports novel Cu-catalyzed three-component coupling reactions using nitriles, 1,3-dienes and silylboranes. The desired reactions proceed at room temperature and yield β,γ-unsaturated ketones with a (dimethylphenylsilyl)methyl moiety at the α-position. Diverse nitriles participate in the reaction and the corresponding products were obtained in good to high yields with high regioselectivity.