42067-72-1

Upstream product

• 617-86-7 triethylsilane 
• 592-41-6 1-hexene 
• 693-02-7 hex-1-yne 

Downstream Products

• 91191-01-4 Triethyl-((1R,2R)-2-nitro-1-phenylselanyl-hexyl)-silane 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

An alternative mechanistic paradigm for the β-Z hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes: The role of acetone as a silane shuttle

The β-Z selectivity in the hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes has been hitherto explained by introduction of isomerisation steps in classical mechanisms. DFT calculations and experimental observations on the system [M(I)2{κ-C,C,O,O-(bis-NHC)}]BF4 (M=Ir (3 a), Rh (3 b); bis-NHC=methylenebis(N-2-methoxyethyl)imidazole-2-ylidene) support a new mechanism, alternative to classical postulations, based on an outer-sphere model. Heterolytic splitting of the silane molecule by the metal centre and acetone (solvent) affords a metal hydride and the oxocarbenium ion [R 3Si - O(CH3)2]+, which reacts with the corresponding alkyne in solution to give the silylation product [R 3Si - CHi￡C - R]+. Thus, acetone acts as a silane shuttle by transferring the silyl moiety from the silane to the alkyne. Finally, nucleophilic attack of the hydrido ligand over [R3Si - CHi￡C - R]+ affords selectively the β-(Z)- vinylsilane. The β-Z selectivity is explained on the grounds of the steric interaction between the silyl moiety and the ligand system resulting from the geometry of the approach that leads to β-(E)-vinylsilanes. Silanes catch the shuttle: An outer-sphere mechanism that explains the β-Z hydrosilylation of terminal alkynes based on the role of acetone as a silane shuttle is disclosed. Heterolytic splitting of the silane molecule by the metal centre and acetone affords a metal hydride and the oxocarbenium ion [R 3Si - O(CH3)2]+, which reacts with the alkyne in solution to give the silylation product [R3Si - CHi￡C - R]+ (see figure).

Catalytic hydrosilylation of acetylenes mediated by phosphine complexes of cobalt(I), rhodium(I), and iridium(I)

The complexes [Co(PPh3)3Cl] (1), [Co(PPh3)2(CO)2Cl] (2), [Co(PMe3)3Cl] (3), [Co(PMe3)2(CO)2Cl] (4), [Rh(dppe)(CO)Cl] (5), [Rh(PPh2Me)2(CO)Cl] (6), [Ir(dppe)(CO)Br] (7), and [Ir(PPh2Me)2 (CO)Cl] (8) catalyse the hydrosilylation of a range of acetylenes including 1-hexyne, phenylacetylene, and 1-phenyl-1-propyne with triethylsilane. In the case of 1-hexyne and 1-phenyl-1-propyne, only the expected hydrosilylation products were observed; however, when the substrate was phenylacetylene, cyclotrimerisation and dimerisation products were observed in addition to the expected vinylsilanes. No hydrosilation was observed with alkene substrates; however, in the presence of some metal complexes, there was double bond migration and cis/trans-isomerisation probably mediated by the formation of metal hydrides in the reaction mixture.

The Direct Conversion of α-Olefins into Vinyl- and Allyl-silanes catalysed by Rhodium Complexes

At high α-olefin to Et3SiH ratios and at temperatures catalyses the formation of vinyl- and allyl-silanes; other rhodium complexes act similarly.