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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Selective reduction of formamides to O-silylated hemiaminals or methylamines with HSiMe2Ph catalyzed by iridium complexes

The reaction of (4-methyl-pyridin-2-iloxy)ditertbutylsilane (NSitBu-H, 1) with [IrCl(coe)2]2 affords the iridium(iii) complex [Ir(H)(Cl)(κ2-NSitBu)(coe)] (2), which has been fully characterized including X-ray diffraction studies. The reaction of 2 with AgCF3SO3 leads to the formation of species [Ir(H)(CF3SO3)(κ2-NSitBu)(coe)] (3). The iridium complexes 2 and 3 are effective catalysts for the reduction of formamides with HSiMe2Ph. The selectivity of the reduction process depends on the catalyst. Thus, by using complex 2, with a chloride ancillary ligand, it has been possible to selectively obtain the corresponding O-silylated hemiaminal by reaction of formamides with one equivalent of HSiMe2Ph, while complex 3, with a triflate ligand instead of chloride, catalyzed the selective reduction of formamides to the corresponding methylamine.

Cesium Carbonate-Catalyzed Oxidation of Substituted Phenylsilanes for the Efficient Synthesis of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes

Cesium carbonate-catalyzed oxidation of substituted phenylsilanes (ArSiH3) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) at room temperature for the efficient synthesis of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) was described. This protocol allowed the rapid and selective access to several types of new POSS cages in modest to good yields under nonaqueous conditions. Depending on the bulkiness of the substituents on the phenyl rings, hexa- (T6), octa- (T8), and dodecaphenylsilsesquioxanes (T12) can be selectively obtained. With the more bulky 2-(2′,4′,6′-trimethylphenyl)phenyl group, the cyclic tetrasiloxane (D4) bearing four hydroxyl groups was isolated. Mechanism studies disclosed that the initial step involved the Cs2CO3-catalyzed hydrosilylation of DMF with a hydrosilane to generate a siloxymethylamine intermediate followed by the dehydrocarbonative cross-coupling of the hydrosilane with the siloxymethylamine.

Metal-catalyzed reduction of HCONR'2, R' = Me (DMF), et (DEF), by silanes to produce R'2NMe and disiloxanes: A mechanism unraveled

We demonstrate that using Mo(CO)6, Mo(CO)5NMe 3, and (η5-C5H5)Mn(CO) 3 as catalysts for the silane, R3SiH, reduction of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and N,N-diethylformamide (DEF), we can observe, intercept, and isolate, the important siloxymethylamine intermediates, R 3SiOCH2NR'2, R' = Me, Et, for the first time. In the presence of excess DMF such intermediates thermally react with a variety of silanes to form the corresponding disiloxanes in the absence of a metal catalyst. We also show that the germanium hydrides, Et3GeH and Bu3GeH, also reduce DMF to form trimethylamine and the corresponding digermoxane but observe no intermediates R3GeOCH2NMe 2. Bu3SnH reduces DMF, but along with the low yields of Bu3SnOSnBu3 (but no Bu3SnOCH 2NMe2) significant side products are obtained including (Bu3Sn)2 and Bu4Sn. In the absence of DMF the siloxymethylamines can undergo metal-catalyzed reactions with silanes, germanes and stannanes to form disiloxanes, and R3SiOER3 E = Ge, Sn, respectively. To date, the most efficient catalyst for this latter process is (η5-C5H5)Mo(CO)3CH 3 via a photochemical reaction.