Dc. Chauret et Jm. Chong, REACTIONS OF ALPHA-EPOXYSILANES WITH ORGANOCOPPER REAGENTS - A STEREOSELECTIVE ROUTE TO ALKENES, Tetrahedron letters, 34(23), 1993, pp. 3695-3698
Reactions of alpha-epoxysilanes with cuprate reagents can be controlle
d to give beta-silyl alcohols as major products. An oxidation, Grignar
d addition, and elimination sequence then provides alkenes with up to
98% de.