Abstract
Aromatic ketones were converted to one‐carbon elongated‐vinylsilanes in a convenient one‐pot operation via the Peterson protocol. Reactions were conducted in two different solvents for comparison: pentane and triethylamine. Results indicate that triethylamine appeared to be a more suitable solvent for such a transformation producing vinylsilanes with great chemo‐ and stereo‐selectivity than pentane.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Drs. Kenneth Doxsee, David Kimball, Michael Zagorski, Dale Ray, and Bruce Branchaud for their valuable suggestions or technical support and Huntington Foundation and National Institute of Health (Bridges to Success in the Sciences Program) for their financial support.