Platinum complex-catalyzed dehydrogenative double silylation of olefin and dienes with o-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(92)83216-5

Olefins underwent dehydrogenative 1,2- and/or 1,1-double silylation with o-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene (1) to the presence of a catalytic amount of Pt(CH2=CH2)(PPh3)2 to afford benzo-1,4-disilacyclohexene (3) and/or benzo-1,3-disilacyclopentene (4) derivati