Sakurai reaction of 3,3-bis(silyl) silyl enol ethers with acetals involving selective desilylation of the geminal bis(silane). Concise synthesis of nematocidal oxylipid
3,3-Bis(silyl) silyl enol ethers have been shown to exhibit predominantly Sakurai reactivity, rather than Mukaiyama aldol reactivity, in their Lewis acid promoted reactions with acetals. Starting from a geminal bis(silyl) moiety consisting of two differen