α-Silyl alcohols are powerful structural motifs
for pharmaceutical
chemistry, materials chemistry, and organic synthesis. The limitations
of current synthetic techniques encompass a requirement for difficult-to-obtain
silyl precursors, noble-metal catalysts, and narrow substrate scopes.
Here, we developed a general synthetic method for α-silyl alcohols
through electroreductive cross-coupling of aldehydes and chlorosilane.
This method features easily available reagents, mild conditions, and
a wide substrate scope. The establishment of this protocol will provide
an alternative for access to α-silyl alcohols.