Gm. Choi et al., 1,5-HYDRIDE SHIFT IN THE ALUMINUM-CHLORIDE PROMOTED ALLYLSILYLATION OF 5-SILYL-1-ALKENES, Organometallics, 17(12), 1998, pp. 2409-2413
Linear 4-alkyl-5-silyl-1-alkenes 1a-c react with allylsilanes 2a,b in
the presence of aluminum chloride catalyst at 40 degrees C to give unu
sual allylsilylation products 3a-d derived from an intramolecular sily
l group rearrangement in 23-57% yield. The reaction of cyclic 1-allyl-
2-(trimethylsilyl)cycloalkanes 1d,e with 2 gave the silyl-rearranged i
somers of 1 in addition to the allylsilylation products 3e,f. The resu
lts are consistent with silylenium ion formation and a 1,5-hydride shi
ft in the allylsilylation and isomerization.