Research Progress on Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbosilylation of Alkenes

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Abstract

As functional molecules, organosilicon compounds have important applications in the fields of organic synthesis, materials science and drug development. Carbosilylation of alkenes is a key reaction for synthesizing structurally rich organosilicon compounds and has important applications in constructing structurally diverse organosilicon compounds. The research progress of alkene carbosilylation with different electrophile reagents is systematically reviewed, the basic principle is described in detail, the advantages and limitations of each catalytic system are analyzed, and the future development direction of alkene siliconization reaction is prospected.

Key words: transition metal, alkenes, carbosilylation

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Meng Liu, Taobo Liu, Meilan Han, Shuyang Wang, Zhipaicuo Gui, Guangli Xu, Hongping Han. Research Progress on Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbosilylation of Alkenes[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2026, 46(3): 840-858.

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Figure 1. Drug molecules containing silicon

Scheme 1. Palladium-catalyzed aromatic silicification of diene and its mechanism

Scheme 2. Palladium-catalyzed arylsilylation of inactive alkenes

Scheme 3. Nickel and copper bimetallic catalytic alkenes arylsilylation reaction and its mechanism

Scheme 4. Iron/ruthenium bimetallic catalyzed hydroarylsilylation of alkenes

Scheme 5. Nickel-catalyzed 1,3-conjugated diene arylsilyl reaction and its mechanism

Scheme 6. Copper-catalyzed alkenes arylsilylation reaction and its mechanism

Scheme 7. Copper-catalyzed alkenes arylsilylation reaction and its mechanism

Scheme 8. Alkali-catalyzed alkenes arylsilylation reaction and its mechanism

Scheme 9. Organic base catalyzed alkenes arylsilylation reaction

Scheme 10. Photo-promoted nickel-catalyzed alkenes arylsilylation reactionand its mechanism

Scheme 11. Photocatalytic alkenes arylsilylation reaction

Scheme 12. Palladium-catalyzed 1,3-conjugated diene silanization reaction

Scheme 13. Titanium-catalyzed silanization of alkenes

Scheme 14. Nickel catalyzed silanization of 1,3-conjugated diene

Scheme 15. Nickel-catalyzed silanization of acrylonitrile

Scheme 16. Nickel catalyzed silanization of inactive alkenes

Scheme 17. Copper-catalyzed silicylation and carboxylation reactions of alkenes

Scheme 18. Photocatalytic silicylation and carboxylation reactions of alkenes

Scheme 19. Nickel-catalyzed silicification and acylation of alkenes

Scheme 20. Photoelectrochemically promoted iron/nickel co-catalyzed hydrosilylation of alkenes

Scheme 21. Palladium-catalyzed siliconization and acylation of diene

Scheme 22. Organic cation-catalyzed alkenyne silylation reaction

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