Transition Metal Complexes of Troeger's Base and their Catalytic Activity for the Hydrosilylation of Alkynes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(94)02272-D

Rhodium(III) and iridium(III) complexes of Troeger's base (TB), of structural type TB*2MCl3 (M=Rh, Ir), were prepared by treatment of TB with MCl3.The rhodium complex readily catalyzed the hydrosilylation of alkynes with high regio- and stereoselectively observed in some cases.