Palladium‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Coupling of 2‐Silylaryl Bromides with Alkynes: Synthesis of Benzosiloles and Heteroarene‐Fused Siloles by Catalytic Cleavage of the C(sp³)Si Bond

Abstract

Unusual split: A wide variety of benzosiloles and derivatives are obtained by the Pd-catalyzed intermolecular coupling of 2-silylaryl bromides and alkynes and the accompanying selective cleavage of the C(sp3)Si bonds as a key step (see scheme). The product spectrum includes benzosiloles, benzothiophene-fused siloles, ladder-type π-conjugated benzosiloles, and thiophene-bridged 2,5-bisbenzosiloles. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.