10.1016/S0022-328X(00)88311-4
The research explores the catalytic asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones using platinum(II) complexes with chiral phosphines as ligands. The purpose is to investigate the potential of these complexes to catalyze the addition of methyldichlorosilane to various phenyl ketones at room temperature, producing optically active silyl ethers of alkylphenylcarbinols. The key chemicals involved include dichlorodiphosphine-platinum(II) complexes with chiral phosphines such as (R)(+)-benzylmethylphenylphosphine (Q3) and (R)-(-)-methyphenylpropylphosphine (11)3, phenyl ketones like acetophenone, and methyldichlorosilane. The study concludes that the platinum(II) complexes effectively catalyze the hydrosilylation of both olefins and ketones, with the stereoselectivity of addition to ketones differing from that of olefins. The complexes containing different chiral phosphines predominantly produce (S)-carbinols or (R)-carbinols, depending on the phosphine used, indicating the influence of the chiral ligand on the stereochemistry of the product.