Stereoselective C–O silylation and stannylation of alkenyl acetates

Abstract

Carbon-heteroatom bond formation reactions are of high interest in synthetic organic chemistry. Here, the authors report the cobalt-catalyzed synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted alkenyl silanes and stannanes via C–O functionalization of vinyl acetates using silylzinc pivalate and stannylzinc chloride as the nucleophiles.