posted on 2002-03-21, 00:00authored byMichinori Suginome, Takanori Matsuda, Takayo Yoshimoto, Yoshihiko Ito
Vinylcyclopropanes and vinylcyclobutanes
undergo regio- and stereoselective reaction with silylborane in the presence of nickel catalysts, giving (ω-borylalkyl)-substituted (E)-allylsilanes via cleavage of the
carbon−carbon σ-bond in the rings.