1242030-55-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Testing the functional tolerance of the Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction: A new strategy for functional silicones
Grande, John B.,Thompson, David B.,Gonzaga, Ferdinand,Brook, Michael A.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 4988 - 4990 (2010/08/22)
The Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction, involving B(C6F 5)3-catalyzed siloxane formation from hydrosilanes + alkoxysilanes, is tolerant of a wide variety of functional groups, and provides a generic strategy for the preparation of structurally complex functional silicones.
Rapid assembly of explicit, functional silicones
Grande, John B.,Gonzaga, Ferdinand,Brook, Michael A.
experimental part, p. 9369 - 9378 (2011/01/07)
The impressive surface activity of silicones can be enhanced by the incorporation of hydrophilic organic functional groups and polymers. Traditional routes to such compounds, which typically involve platinum-catalyzed hydrosilylation, suffer from incompatibility with certain functional groups. B(C6F5)3-catalyzed condensation of hydrosilanes with alkoxysilanes offers new opportunities to prepare explicit silicone structures. We demonstrate here that conversion of alcohols to silyl ethers competes unproductively with alkoxysilane conversion to disiloxanes. By contrast, a wide range of structurally complex alkyl halide and oligovinyl compounds can be readily made in high yield. Thermal 3+2-cycloadditions and thiol-ene click reactions are used to convert these compounds into surface active materials. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
