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H NMR spectra of the reaction of
4Me
Co(OAc)
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O/ bipy with PhSiH (1:1:10) documented the
anticipated formation of a paramagnetic species. The presence of
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4-Me
effected by the ligand
bipy which selectively delivers Markovnikov
products. The former pathway involves the formation of hydrido-
cobalt catalyst species, while the latter mode of reactivity is most
likely based on silylcobalt species. The high functional group
tolerance and mild reaction conditions make these protocol
highly attractive for complex molecule synthesis with great utility
for medicinal and materials chemistry endeavours.
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This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsge-
meinschaft (JA 1107/6-1) and the European Research Council
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