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Hydrogenolysis of Polysilanes Catalyzed by Low-Valent Nickel Complexes
Comas-Vives, Aleix,Eiler, Frederik,Grützmacher, Hansj?rg,Pribanic, Bruno,Trincado, Monica,Vogt, Matthias
supporting information, p. 15603 - 15609 (2020/04/29)
The dehydrogenation of organosilanes (RxSiH4?x) under the formation of Si?Si bonds is an intensively investigated process leading to oligo- or polysilanes. The reverse reaction is little studied. To date, the hydrogenolysis of Si?Si bonds requires very harsh conditions and is very unselective, leading to multiple side products. Herein, we describe a new catalytic hydrogenation of oligo- and polysilanes that is highly selective and proceeds under mild conditions. New low-valent nickel hydride complexes are used as catalysts and secondary silanes, RR′SiH2, are obtained as products in high purity.