Vilsmeier-Haack Reagents. Novel Electrophiles for the One-Step Formylation of<i>O</i>-Silylated Ethers to<i>O</i>-Formates

Abstract

Various O-silylated substrates were effectively converted in one-step to their corresponding O-formates using electrophilic racemic and homochiral Vilsmeier-Haack reagents. Reactivity trends of these transformations were examined that, specifically, emphasized their synthetic potential.