Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.136, No.16, 5912-5915, 2014
Cleavage of C-C and C-Si sigma-Bonds and Their Intramolecular Exchange
C-C and C-Si sigma-bonds are cleaved to undergo bond exchange when substrates equipped with cyclobutanone and silacyclobutane moieties are treated with a palladium(0) catalyst. The skeletal exchange results in construction of silabicyclo[5.2.1]decanes in a diastereoselective manner.