Direct C
sp3-C
sp3 coupling of various aliphatic trimethylsilylethers and allylsilanes is effectively catalyzed by InCl
3 andI
2. The transformation is thought to involve an in situ-derivedcombined Lewis acid of InCl
3 and Me
3SiI. The reaction canbe used for the construction of quaternary-quaternary andquaternary-tertiary carbon-carbon bonds. This systemenabled a highly chemoselective coupling to be conductedwith a trimethylsilyl ether including an aryl halide moiety.Furthermore, couplings were possible using an alkynyltrimethylsilane and a trimethylsilyl ketene acetal.