Transition Metal-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation and Boration of Methylenecyclopropanes

doi:10.6023/cjoc202509017

Abstract

Organosilicon and organoboron compounds constitute pivotal synthons in organic chemistry, exhibiting broad applications in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, and natural products. Methylenecyclopropanes, as a significant class of strained cyclic compounds, feature both a highly strained cyclopropane moiety and a carbon-carbon double bond within their structure. Owing to this distinctive structure, they undergo selective ring-opening under transition-metal catalysis, thereby providing straightforward and efficient synthetic strategies for accessing structurally diverse organosilicon and organoboron compounds. This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in transition metal-catalyzed hydrosilylation and boration reactions of methylenecyclopropanes, with detailed discussions on their reaction mechanism, and offers perspectives on future research directions in this field.

Key words: methylenecyclopropanes, transition metal-catalyzed, hydrosilylation, boration

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Zhang Jinyu, Lu Zhigang, Liu Zhe, Wang Cong. Transition Metal-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation and Boration of Methylenecyclopropanes[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, doi: 10.6023/cjoc202509017.

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