Chemistry Letters, Vol.46, No.7, 1044-1047, 2017
Iridium-catalyzed Dehydrogenative Dimerization of Benzylmethylsilanes via Silylation of C(sp(3))-H Bonds Adjacent to a Silicon Atom
Dehydrogenative dimerization of benzylmethylsilanes under iridium catalysis via site-selective sequential silylations of a C(sp(3))-H bond of the methyl group and ortho C(sp(2))-H bond of the benzyl group is described. Silicon-containing heterocycles were obtained in a single step from readily available functionalized benzylmethylsilanes.