Shindo Mitsuru, Matsumoto Kenji, Mori Seiji, Shishido Kozo
Institute for Medicinal Resources, University of Tokushima, Sho-machi 1, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan.
J Am Chem Soc. 2002 Jun 19;124(24):6840-1. doi: 10.1021/ja026275r.
We have developed the first general method for a stereoselective olefination of acylsilanes via ynolate anions to produce (Z)-beta-silyl-alpha,beta-unsaturated ester, which leads to tri- and tetrasubstituted alkenes.