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Org Lett
; 12(2): 376-9, 2010 Jan 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20014769
ABSTRACT
B(C(6)F(5))(3)-catalyzed bis(hydrosilylation) of alpha-diketones can give high diastereomeric excess of either meso/anti (small silanes and disilane reagents) or dl/syn (bulky silanes) silyl-protected 1,2-diols. This easily tuned diastereoselectivity is rationalized based on the classic Felkin-Anh model applied to a mechanism relying on Si-H abstraction by the electrophilic borane reagent.