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ring is possible but in case DMF (double) reduction next generation
siloxane ring is formed due to ease in wrapping around Pt NP in
formation of “necklaceꢀtype” transition for concerted activation of
terminal SiꢀH bonds. In case Ph2SiH2 is used, silane consumption
within three days further drops to ~3% and over an extended period
of time a white precipitate is observed to form inside the NMR tube.
GCꢀMS on this reaction mixture after almost 90% of silane
consumption revealed that the formation of both compound 3 and
compound 4 is not observed implying that because of the high sterics
(R1=R2=Ph) on the Si atom the compounds are unable to form a
“necklaceꢀtype” transition and thus form oligomers, which
precipitate from the solvent.
Finally, a series of tertiary silanes were used (Table 1). Entry 4
shows a disiloxane molecule, (Me2HSi)2O, which has two hydrides
but on two different Si atoms within the molecule. As expected,
within 3 days only ~6% of the hydrides were consumed. This
explains the drop in reaction rate in case of Et2SiH2 after 3 days
when all the Et2SiH2 is consumed and the hydrides that were
available for the reduction of DMF came from (Et2HSi)2O, again
stressing on the effect of sterics on the reduction of DMF. GCꢀMS
analysis of the reaction mixture with (Me2HSi)2O shows the
reduction step of DMF involves a concerted activation of
hydrides from two SiꢀH bonds and one DMF molecule at the
catalytic centre that is the Pt(0) NPs. The reduction is strictly
governed by the sterics on the Si atom at the catalytic centre
and goes through
a “necklaceꢀtype” transition prior to
formation of the cyclosiloxane.
Notes and references
a Institute of Polymer Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring
55, Dꢀ70550 Stuttgart, Germany. Email: michael.buchmeiser@ipoc.uniꢀ
stuttgart.de
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Electronic Supplementary Information (ESI) available: See
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Conclusions
In conclusion, a heterogeneous catalytic system, which contains
Pt(0) NPs immobilized on the surface of a monolithic
polymeric support in the presence of a dihydrosilane allows for
the doubleꢀreduction of DMF to produce trimethylamine and
cyclosiloxanes. The studies here explain that the “dual SiꢀH
effect” phenomenon mentioned in some earlier studies is a
proxy of “sterics effect” and such a reduction is also possible
with a monohydrosilane except the reaction is very slow. The
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