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Diamond-shaped [Ag4]4+ cluster encapsulated by silicotungstate ligands: Synthesis and catalysis of hydrolytic oxidation of silanes

An Ag4 diamond is encapsulated by silicotungstate ligands in TBA8[Ag4(DMSO)2(γ-H2SiW 10O36)2]·2 DMSO·2 H2O (Ag4; DMSO=dimethyl sulfoxide, TBA=tetra-n-butylammonium), which was obtained by reaction of TBA4H4[γ-SiW10O 36] with AgOAc in an organic medium. Polyoxometalate Ag4 (see picture) selectively catalyzes hydrolytic oxidation of various silanes to the corresponding silanols in high yields (72-96 %). Copyright

METHOD OF PREPARING SILANOLS WITH SELECTIVE CYTOCHROME P450 VARIANTS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS

This disclosure provides a method of preparing a silanol-functional organosilicon compound with a cytochrome P450 variant that facilitates the oxidization of a silyl hydride group to a silanol group in the presence of oxygen. The method includes combining the cytochrome P450 variant and an organosilicon compound having at least one silicon-bonded hydrogen atom to give a reaction mixture and exposing the reaction mixture to oxygen to oxidize the organosilicon compound, thereby preparing the silanol-functional organosilicon compound. Cytochrome P450 variants suitable for use in the method are also disclosed, along with methods for engineering and optimizing the same. Nucleic acids encoding the cytochrome P450 variants and compositions, expression vectors, and host cells including the same are also disclosed.

Selective Electrochemical Hydrolysis of Hydrosilanes to Silanols via Anodically Generated Silyl Cations

The first electrochemical hydrolysis of hydrosilanes to silanols under mild and neutral reaction conditions is reported. The practical protocol employs commercially available and cheap NHPI as a hydrogen-atom transfer (HAT) mediator and operates at room temperature with high selectivity, leading to various valuable silanols in moderate to good yields. Notably, this electrochemical method exhibits a broad substrate scope and high functional-group compatibility, and it is applicable to late-stage functionalization of complex molecules. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the reaction appears to proceed through a nucleophilic substitution reaction of an electrogenerated silyl cation with H2O.

Selective Enzymatic Oxidation of Silanes to Silanols

Compared to the biological world's rich chemistry for functionalizing carbon, enzymatic transformations of the heavier homologue silicon are rare. We report that a wild-type cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450BM3 from Bacillus megaterium, CYP102A1) has promiscuous activity for oxidation of hydrosilanes to give silanols. Directed evolution was applied to enhance this non-native activity and create a highly efficient catalyst for selective silane oxidation under mild conditions with oxygen as the terminal oxidant. The evolved enzyme leaves C?H bonds present in the silane substrates untouched, and this biotransformation does not lead to disiloxane formation, a common problem in silanol syntheses. Computational studies reveal that catalysis proceeds through hydrogen atom abstraction followed by radical rebound, as observed in the native C?H hydroxylation mechanism of the P450 enzyme. This enzymatic silane oxidation extends nature's impressive catalytic repertoire.

Synthesis, characterization and catalytic oxidation of organosilanes with a novel multilayer polyoxomolybdate containing mixed-valence antimony

Oxidation of organosilanes is one of the pivotal reactions in organic synthesis and the corresponding products of silanols are widely as raw materials in industrial processes. In this paper, a new type of polyoxomolybdate containing mixed-valence antimony, [SbVSbIII4Mo18O66]7? (1a), has been isolated as tetramethyl ammonium salt in aqueous solution. The compound was structurally characterized by FT-IR, XPRD, TG, XPS, ESI–MS etc. It is the first time that the containing mixed-valence antimony polyoxomolybdate was used as a heterogeneous catalyst to efficaciously catalyze the oxidation of organosilanes to silanols under mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, the catalyst was stable and maintained its catalytic activity after three reaction cycles.

Highly selective oxidation of organosilanes with a reusable nanoporous silver catalyst

Room temperature highly selective oxidation of organosilanes to organosilanols and organosilyl ethers is achieved in liquid-phase with dealloyed nanoporous silver catalysts. In both cases, aromatic and aliphatic silanes can be effectively converted into the corresponding silanols and silyl ethers by using water and alcohols as oxidant, respectively. Moreover, hydrogen gas is the only by-product and the catalyst can be recycled for several times without evident loss of activity and selectivity.

A discrete octahedrally shaped [Ag6]4+ cluster encapsulated within silicotungstate ligands

By the reaction of TBA4H4[γ-SiW 10O36] (TBA = tetra-n-butylammonium) with AgOAc (OAc = acetate) using dimethylphenylsilane as a reductant in acetone, a unique polyoxometalate containing a discrete octahedrally shaped [Ag6] 4+ cluster, TBA8[Ag6(γ-H 2SiW10O36)2]·5H2O, could be synthesized, and the molecular structure was determined.

Nanostructured materials as catalysts: Nanoporous-gold-catalyzed oxidation of organosilanes with water

Pores to the fore: Nanoporous gold shows a remarkable catalytic activity for the oxidation of organosilane compounds with water. The catalyst is easily recoverable and can be reused several times without leaching and loss of activity. Copyright

Supported silver-nanoparticle-catalyzed highly efficient aqueous oxidation of phenylsilanes to silanols

Bon Apatite! Hydroxyapatite-supported silver nanoparticles act as a highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the oxidation of diverse phenylsilanes into silanols in water (see picture; C orange, H red, O blue, R purple, Si green), while suppressing significant condensation to the disiloxanes. The solid silver catalyst is readily reusable without any loss of activity or selectivity. (Figure Presented)

A facile preparation and cyclopropanation of 1-alkenylsilanols

Alkenylsilanols are prepared by the reaction of hexamethyltrisiloxane (D3) with alkenyllithiums or alternatively by the reaction of cyclic siloxanes substituted by an alkenyl group with organolithiums and transformed to the corresponding cyclopropylsilanols using diiodomethane and diethylzinc. Lithium alkenylsilanolates, primary products of the preparation, also undergo cyclopropanation. As in the case of allylic alcohols, the silanol functionality is found to enhance the rate of cyclopropanation compared with that of alkenyltrialkylsilane or alkoxydialkylsilane. The obtained cyclopropylsilanols are further converted into the corresponding cyclopropanols by the Tamao oxidation.