Silylium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Carbosilylation of Ynamides with Allylic Trimethylsilanes

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide The regio- and stereoselective carbosilylation of tosylynamides with allylic trimethylsilanes takes place under mild conditions in the presence of catalytic TMSNTf 2 or HNTf 2 to give ( Z )-α-allyl-β-trimethylsilylenamides with good yields. Theoretical calculations show the activation of the C–C triple bond of the ynamides by the trimethylsilylium ion and formation of a β-trimethylsilylketenimonium cation. Further transformations of the products demonstrate the synthetic utility of this reaction.