The Stereoselective Synthesis of Conjugated Allylsilanes

2-trimethylsilylethylidenetriphenylphosphorane (5) (Seyferth–Wittig reagent) reacts stereoselectively with the carbonyl compounds 6a–f to give the conjugated allylsilanes 7a–f, each as a mixture of E-and Z-isomers. The stereoselectivity of reactions of E-cinnamaldehyde (6c) with 5 has been investigated at different temperatures. A successful E-stereoselective synthesis of 7c was achieved by reacting 5 with E-cinnamaldehyde (6c) under the conditions of a Wittig–Schlosser modification reaction. Structures of the allylsilanes 7a–f were deduced by compatible analytical and spectroscopic (IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and GC/MS) measurements. An assignment of the E:Z ratios of 7a–f is based on their ¹H NMR spectral data.