Asymmetric Cobalt‐Catalyzed Regioselective Hydrosilylation/Cyclization of 1,6‐Enynes

We report an enantioselective cobalt-catalyzed hydrosilylation/cyclization reaction of 1,6-enynes with secondary and tertiary hydrosilanes employing a catalyst generated in situ from the combination of Co(acac)2 and (R,Sp )-Josiphos. A wide range of oxygen-, nitrogen-, and carbon-tethered 1,6-enynes reacted with Ph2 SiH2 , (EtO)3 SiH, or (RO)2 MeSiH to afford the corresponding chiral organosilane products in high yields and up to >99 % ee. This cobalt-catalyzed hydrosilylation/cyclization also occurred with prochiral secondary hydrosilane PhMeSiH2 to yield chiral alkylsilanes containing both carbon- and silicon-stereogenic centers with excellent enantioselectivity, albeit with modest diastereoselectivity. The chiral organosilane products from this cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric hydrosilylation/cyclization could be converted to a variety of chiral five-membered heterocyclic compounds by stereospecific conversion of their C-Si and Si-H bonds without loss of enantiopurity.