Bifunctional molecular linchpins: A three-component coupling protocol employing 2-bromoallyltrimethylsilane

ORGN 592

Matthew O. Duffey and Amos B. Smith III. Department of Chemistry, Monell Chemical Senses Center, and Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
A new three-component coupling protocol, exploiting 2-bromoallyltrimethylsilane as a bifunctional linchpin, has been developed. The reaction sequence entails the following steps: lithiation of the vinyl bromide, addition of an aromatic or aliphatic aldehyde, execution of a solvent controlled 1,4-Brook rearrangement induced by HMPA to generate an allyl anion, and addition of a reactive second electrophile. Yields are moderate to good.