tert-Butyldimethylsilylacetylene may be used in the synthesis of β-alkynylketone and β-alkynyl aldehydes. It participates in Cadiot-Chodkiewicz cross-coupling reaction with various bromoalkynes to afford synthetically useful unsymmetrical diynes.
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Applications
tert-Butyldimethylsilylacetylene may be used in the synthesis of β-alkynylketone and β-alkynyl aldehydes. It participates in Cadiot-Chodkiewicz cross-coupling reaction with various bromoalkynes to afford synthetically useful unsymmetrical diynes.
Solubility
Sparingly soluble in water (0.043 g/L at 25°C).
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Dr. Ryo Shintani; Keishi Takatsu, Taisuke Katoh, Dr. Takahiro Nishimura; Prof. Dr. Tamio Hayashi. Rhodium-catalyzed rearrangement of aryl bis(alkynyl) carbinols to 3-alkynyl-1-indanones . Angewandte Chemie. 2008, 120, (8),1469-1471
- Dr. Takahiro Nishimura; Takahiro Sawano; Prof. Tamio Hayashi. Asymmetric synthesis of β-alkynyl aldehydes by rhodium-catalyzed conjugate alkynylation. Angewandte Chemie. 2009, 121, (43),8201-8203