The mechanism of the formation of silyl enol ethers from hydrosilanes and organic carbonyl compounds in the presence of cobalt carbonyls. Kinetic investigation of some reaction steps

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00095a002

The cleavage of isobutyrylcobalt tetracarbonyl with triethylsilane gives (triethylsilyl)cobalt tetracarbonyl, isobutyraldehyde, dicobalt octacarbonyl, and the corresponding unsaturated and saturated silyl ethers. Silyl enol ether was also formed, along wi