Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Silacyclohexylidene Oxime Ethers by Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysis

Abstract

The first asymmetric condensation of prochiral silacyclohexanones with hydroxylamines is developed by chiral phosphoric acid catalysis, which provided a facile and straightforward protocol for the enantioselective construction of valuable axially chiral silacyclohexylidene oxime ethers that are otherwise inaccessible. Notably, this constitutes a rare example for accessing silacycles featuring an axial chirality.