Abstract
(Matrix Presented) A general method for the functionalization of Si-Cl terminated carbosilane dendritic molecules via organolithium or organomagnesium reagents is described. Quantitative exchange of the bromine atoms of 4-bromophenyl-functionalized dendrimers affords polylithiated species that are valuable starting materials for further functionalization, e.g., into pyridyl alcohols. The latter were successfully applied as catalyst precursors in a ruthenium-mediated ring-closure metathesis reaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1621-1624 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2000 |