Hydrosilylation of olefins with monosilane in the presence of lithium aluminum hydride

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1996.1013

Hydrosilylation reactions of 1-hexene and ethylene with SiH₄ occurs in the presence of LiAlH₄ as a catalyst. Hexylsilane and dihexylsilane were produced from 1-hexene and SiH₄. Ethylsilane was produced from ethylene and SiH₄. The reaction mechanism involving SiH₄ and the alkyl anion, which is formed by the interaction between LiAlH₄ and the olefin, has been proposed.