The role of dioxygen in hydrosilylation of alkenes catalyzed by ruthenium phosphine complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(95)00331-J

Catalytic hydrosilylation of C=C bonds in alkenes in the presence of Ru(II)-phosphine complexes takes place only for alkoxy-substituted silanes in the absence of solvent and in the presence of small amounts of O2.The activation effect of "trace" O2, noted