Synthesis of (C5H5)Fe(CO)(SiHPh2)2H, a catalytically active intermediate in the hydrosilylation of acetophenone by diphenylsilane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(91)86067-Z

The well-known iron complex (η-C5H5)Fe(CO)2(CH3), 3, is an efficient catalyst for the hydrosilylation of acetophenone by diphenylsilane.During the reaction the new complex (C5H5)Fe(CO)(SiHPh2)2H, 6, is formed.This complex is a catalytically active interme