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• 64-17-5 ethanol 
• 694-53-1 phenylsilane 
• 98-13-5 Phenyltrichlorosilane 
• 75-07-0 acetaldehyde 
• 141-78-6 ethyl acetate 

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• 644-08-6 4-Methylbiphenyl 
• 613-37-6 4-methoxylbiphenyl 
• 324-74-3 4-fluoro-biphenyl 
• 92-91-1 biphenyl-4-acetaldehyde 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Carbonyl and ester C-O bond hydrosilylation using κ4-diimine nickel catalysts

The synthesis of alkylphosphine-substituted α-diimine (DI) ligands and their subsequent addition to Ni(COD)2 allowed for the preparation of (iPr2PPrDI)Ni and (tBu2PPrDI)Ni. The solid state structures of both compounds were found to feature a distorted tetrahedral geometry that is largely consistent with the reported structure of the diphenylphosphine-substituted variant, (Ph2PPr DI)Ni. To explore and optimize the synthetic utility of this catalyst class, all three compounds were screened for benzaldehyde hydrosilylation activity at 1.0 mol% loading over 3 h at 25 °C. Notably, (Ph2PPr DI)Ni was found to be the most efficient catalyst while phenyl silane was the most effective reductant. A broad scope of aldehydes and ketones were then hydrosilylated, and the silyl ether products were hydrolyzed to afford alcohols in good yield. When attempts were made to explore ester reduction, inefficient dihydrosilylation was noted for ethyl acetate and no reaction was observed for several additional substrates. However, when an equimolar solution of allyl acetate and phenyl silane was added to 1.0 mol% (Ph2PPr DI)Ni, complete ester C-O bond hydrosilylation was observed within 30 min at 25 °C to generate propylene and PhSi(OAc)3. The scope of this reaction was expanded to include six additional allyl esters, and under neat conditions, turnover frequencies of up to 990 h-1 were achieved. This activity is believed to be the highest reported for transition metal-catalyzed ester C-O bond hydrosilylation. Proposed mechanisms for (Ph2PPr DI)Ni-mediated carbonyl and allyl ester C-O bond hydrosilylation are also discussed.

Synthesis of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped hierarchical porous carbons and metal-free oxidative coupling of silanes with alcohols

Hierarchically porous N and S co-doped carbon was prepared by using 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone as the carbon source, thiourea as the N and S source, and SiO2 particles as the template. Using the material as the catalyst, oxidative coupling of silanes with alcohols was conducted for the first time under metal-free conditions.

Hydridosilylamido complexes of Ta and Mo isolobal with Berry's zirconocenes: Syntheses, β-Si-H agostic interactions, catalytic hydrosilylation, and insight into mechanism

The syntheses of novel Group 5 and Group 6 hydrosilylamido complexes of the type R(ArN)M{N(tBu)SiMe2-H}X (M = Ta, R = Cp; M = Mo, R = ArN; X = Cl, H, OBn, Me) are described. The various substituents in the X position seem to play the

Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Catalyzed by a Terminal Zinc Hydride Complex, [κ3-Tptm]ZnH

Tris(2-pyridylthio)methyl zinc hydride, [κ3-Tptm]ZnH, is an effective catalyst for multiple insertions of carbonyl groups into the Si-H bonds of PhxSiH4-x (x = 1, 2). Specifically, [κ3-Tptm]ZnH catalyzes the insertion of a variety of aldehydes and ketones into the Si-H bonds of PhSiH3 and Ph2SiH2 to afford PhSi[OCH(R)R′]3 and Ph2Si[OCH(R)R′]2, respectively. The mechanism for hydrosilylation is proposed to involve insertion of the carbonyl group into the Zn-H bond to afford an alkoxy species, followed by metathesis with the silane to release the alkoxysilane and regenerate the zinc hydride catalyst. Multiple insertion of prochiral ketones results in the formation of diastereomeric mixtures of alkoxysilanes that can be identified by NMR spectroscopy.

Unusual structure, fluxionality, and reaction mechanism of carbonyl hydrosilylation by silyl hydride complex [(ArN=)Mo(H)(SiH2Ph) (PMe3)3]

The reactions of bis(borohydride) complexes [(RN=)Mo(BH4) 2(PMe3)2] (4: R=2,6-Me2C 6H3; 5: R=2,6-iPr2C6H3) with hydrosilanes afford new silyl hydride derivatives [(RN=)Mo(H) (SiR′3)(PMe3)3] (3: R=Ar, R′3=H2Ph; 8: R=Ar′, R′3= H2Ph; 9: R=Ar, R′3=(OEt)3; 10: R=Ar, R′3=HMePh). These compounds can also be conveniently prepared by reacting [(RN=)Mo(H)(Cl)(PMe3)3] with one equivalent of LiBH4 in the presence of a silane. Complex 3 undergoes intramolecular and intermolecular phosphine exchange, as well as exchange between the silyl ligand and the free silane. Kinetic and DFT studies show that the intermolecular phosphine exchange occurs through the predissociation of a PMe3 group, which, surprisingly, is facilitated by the silane. The intramolecular exchange proceeds through a new non-Bailar-twist pathway. The silyl/silane exchange proceeds through an unusual MoVI intermediate, [(ArN=)Mo(H)2(SiH2Ph)2(PMe3) 2] (19). Complex 3 was found to be the catalyst of a variety of hydrosilylation reactions of carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) and nitriles, as well as of silane alcoholysis. Stoichiometric mechanistic studies of the hydrosilylation of acetone, supported by DFT calculations, suggest the operation of an unexpected mechanism, in that the silyl ligand of compound 3 plays an unusual role as a spectator ligand. The addition of acetone to compound 3 leads to the formation of [trans-(ArN)Mo(OiPr)(SiH2Ph)(PMe 3)2] (18). This latter species does not undergo the elimination of a Si-O group (which corresponds to the conventional Ojima′s mechanism of hydrosilylation). Rather, complex 18 undergoes unusual reversible β-CH activation of the isopropoxy ligand. In the hydrosilylation of benzaldehyde, the reaction proceeds through the formation of a new intermediate bis(benzaldehyde) adduct, [(ArN=)Mo(η2-PhC(O)H) 2(PMe3)], which reacts further with hydrosilane through a η1-silane complex, as studied by DFT calculations. Rule breakers: Silyl hydride complex [(ArN)Mo(H)(SiH2Ph)(PMe3) 3] undergoes a silane-assisted exchange of coordinated and free phosphines and catalyzes the hydrosilylation of carbonyl groups through an unexpected mechanism (see scheme), as studied by using DFT. Copyright

An unexpected mechanism of hydrosilylation by a silyl hydride complex of molybdenum

Carbonyl hydrosilylation catalyzed by (ArN)Mo(H)(SiH2Ph) (PMe3)3 (3) is unusual in that it does not involve the expected Si-O elimination from intermediate (ArN)Mo(SiH2Ph)(O iPr)(PMe3)

Catalytic and stoichiometric reactivity of β-silylamido agostic complex of Mo: Intermediacy of a silanimine complex and applications to multicomponent coupling

The reaction of complex (ArN=)2Mo(PMe3)3 (Ar = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) with PhSiH3 gives the β-agostic NSi-H ...Msilyamido complex (ArNd)Mo(SiH2Ph) (PMe3)- (η3-ArN-SiHPh-H) (3) as the first product. 3 decomposes in the mother liquor to a mixture of hydride compounds, including complex {η3-SiH(Ph)-N(Ar)-SiHPh-H ... }MoH 3(PMe3)3 characterized by NMR. Compound 3 was obtained on preparative scale by reacting (ArN=)2Mo(PMe 3)3 with 2 equiv of PhSiH3 under N2 purging and characterized by multinuclear NMR, IR, and X-ray diffraction. Analogous reaction of (Ar′N=)2Mo(PMe3)3 (Ar′ = 2,6-dimethylphenyl) with PhSiH3 affords the nonagostic silylamido derivative (Ar′N=)Mo(SiH2Ph)(PMe3) 2(NAr′{SiH2Ph}) (5) as the first product. 5 decomposes in the mother liquor to a mixture of {η3-PhHSi- N(Ar′)-SiHPh-H ... }MoH3(PMe3)3, (Ar′N=)Mo(H)2(PMe3)2(η2- Ar′N=SiHPh), and other hydride species. Catalytic and stoichiometric reactivity of 3 was studied. Complex 3 undergoes exchange with its minor diastereomer 3′ by an agostic bond-opening/closing mechanism. It also exchanges the classical silyl group with free silane by an associative mechanism which most likely includes dissociation of the Si-H agostic bond followed by the rate-determining silane σ-bond metathesis. However, labeling experiments suggest the possibility of an alternative (minor) pathway in this exchange including a silanimine intermediate. 3 was found to catalyze dehydrogenative coupling of silane, hydrosilylation of carbonyls and nitriles, and dehydrogenative silylation of alcohols and amines. Stoichiometric reactions of 3 with nitriles proceed via intermediate formation of η2- adducts (ArN=)Mo(PMe3)(η2-ArN=SiHPh) (η2-NtCR), followed by an unusual Si-N coupling to give (ArN=)Mo(PMe3)(κ2-NAr-SiHPh-C(R)=N-). Reactions of 3 with carbonyls lead to η2-carbonyl adducts (ArN=) 2Mo(OdCRR0)(PMe3) which were independently prepared by reactions of (ArN=)2Mo(PMe3)3 with the corresponding carbonyl OdCRR′. In the case of reaction with benzaldehyde, the silanimine adduct (ArN=)Mo(PMe3)(η2-ArN=SiHPh)- (η2-O=CHPh) was observed by NMR. Reactions of complex 3 with olefins lead to products of Siag-C coupling, (ArN=)Mo(Et)(PMe 3)(η3-NAr-SiHPh-CH=CH2) (17) and (ArN=)Mo(H)(PMe3)(η3-NAr-SiHPh-CH=CHPh), for ethylene and styrene, respectively. The hydride complex (ArN=)Mo(H)(PMe 3)(η3-NAr-SiHPh-CH=CH2) was obtained from 17 by hydrogenation and reaction with PhSiH3. Mechanistic studies of the latter process revealed an unusual dependence of the rate constant on phosphine concentration, which was explained by competition of two reaction pathways. Reaction of 17 with PhSiH3 in the presence of BPh3 leads to agostic complex (ArN=)Mo(SiH2Ph)(η3-NAr-Si(Et)Ph-H) (η2-CH2=CH2) (24) having the Et substituent at the agostic silicon. Mechanistic studies show that the Et group stems from hydrogenation of the vinyl substituent by silane. Reaction of 24 with PMe 3 gives the agostic complex (ArN=)Mo(SiH2Ph)(PMe 3)(η3-NAr-Si(Et)Ph-H), which slowly reacts with PhSiH3 to furnish silylamide 3 and the hydrosilylation product PhEtSiH2. A mechanism involving silane attack on the imido ligand was proposed to explain this transformation.

Convenient and selective preparation of mono-alkoxyphenylsilanes from phenylsilane and alcohols

The selective dehydrogenative coupling of phenylsilane and alcohols, including primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols, was smoothly catalyzed by bis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)-copper(II) complex to afford the corresponding mono-alkoxysilanes in good-to