Hydrosilylation of Carbon—Carbon Multiple Bonds in Organic Synthesis

Abstract

Growing interest in the development of sequential processes, including regio- and stereoselective hydrosilylation of functionalised alkenes and alkynes as the key step, stems from the ability to assemble stereodefined complex molecules from simple starting materials through organosilicon intermediates in a convergent and flexible manner. This chapter describes some recent advances in the sequential synthetic strategies including both transition-metal catalysed intra- and intermolecular hydrosilylation of C═C and C≡C bonds followed by desilylative oxidation, cross-coupling, proto- and halodesilylation, cycloaddition, nucleophilic addition and other transformations, leading to stereodefined organic derivatives which are widely applied as fine chemicals, synthetic building blocks or are key intermediates in total synthesis of natural products.