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

Abstract 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 , S p )‐Josiphos. A wide range of oxygen‐, nitrogen‐, and carbon‐tethered 1,6‐enynes reacted with Ph 2 SiH 2 , (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 PhMeSiH 2 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.