Exlusive β-hydrosilylation of acrylates catalyzed by copper-tetramethylethylenediamine
Trichlorosilane and methyldichlorosilane react with methyl and ethyl acrylate to give high yields of only the β adduct in the presence of copper salts and tetramethylethylenediamine.
Boudjouk, Philip,Kloos, Steven,Rajkumar, Amirthini B.