Ping An, Yuwen Huo, Zhen Chen, Chun Song and Yudao Ma
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 3202-3206
DOI:
10.1039/C7OB00243B,
Communication
The first example of transition metal-free enantioselective 1,2-silylation of aromatic aldehydes is reported. This protocol enables an easy access to chiral α-hydroxysilanes from readily available aromatic aldehydes.