Carbon–carbon bond formation and reduction of aldehydes, ketones and acetals with silylated nucleophiles catalysed by tetracyanoethylene
Abstract
Tetracyanoethylene catalyses the reactions of aldehydes, ketones and acetals with silylated nucleophiles such as trimethylsilyl cyanide, allyltrimethylsilane, aryl methyl ketone trimethylsilylenol ethers and triethylsilane to promote carbon–carbon bond formation and reduction under neutral conditions. All the evidence strongly suggested that the reactions occur through single electron transfer (SET) mechanism based on UV spectroscopic measurements.
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