Recent Progress in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Hydrosilane-Mediated C-H Silylation

Organosilicon compounds are widely used in materials science, medicinal chemistry and synthetic chemistry. Recently, significant progress has been achieved in transition metal-catalyzed dehydrogenative C-H silylation. Particularly, recently developed monohydrosilane and dihydrosilane mediated C-H silylation have emerged as powerful tools in constructing C-Si bonds. Besides, dihydrosilane-mediated enantioselective asymmetric C-H silylation has successfully enabled the construction of central and helical silicon chirality. In addition, chiral organosilicon compounds have exhibited excellent photoelectric material properties and broad application prospects. Furthermore, organosilicon compounds could under a series of functional group transformations to enrich the diversity of silicon chemistry. This review will present a comprehensive picture of the development of transition metal-catalyzed hydrosilane-mediated intramolecular C(sp(2))-H and C(sp(3))-H silylation organized by their reaction types and mechanisms. In addition, dihydrosilane-mediated enantioselective asymmetric C-H silylation to construct central and helical silicon chirality will also be highlighted in the review.

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Organosilicon compounds are widely used in materials science, medicinal chemistry, and synthetic chemistry. Recent developments in transition metal-catalyzed dehydrogenative C-H silylation have led to the emergence of monohydrosilane and dihydrosilane mediated C-H silylation as powerful tools for constructing C-Si bonds. These advancements also include the successful construction of central and helical silicon chirality through dihydrosilane-mediated enantioselective asymmetric C-H silylation. Furthermore, chiral organosilicon compounds exhibit excellent photoelectric material properties and have broad application prospects.