N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts for dehydrogenative coupling of silanes and hydroxyl compounds
Go organic! N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) 1,3-diisopropyl-4,5- dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene (IiPr) has been found to be an efficient and selective catalyst for the dehydrogenative coupling of a wide range of silanes and hydroxyl groups to form Si-O bonds under mild and solvent-free conditions (see scheme). Mechanistic studies indicated that the activation of hydroxyl groups by the NHC is the most plausible initial step for the process. Copyright
Gold(I)-phosphine catalyst for the highly chemoselective dehydrogenative silylation of alcohols
(Chemical Equation Presented) A gold(I) complex of Xantphos AuCl(xantphos) catalyzes the dehydrogenative silylation of alcohols with high chemoselectivity and solvent tolerance. It is selective for the silylation of hydroxyl groups in the presence of alke
Versatile dehydrogenative alcohol silylation catalyzed by Cu(I)-phosphine complex
(Chemical Equation Presented) Cu(I) complexes of xanthane-based diphosphines were versatile catalysts for dehydrogenative alcohol silylation, exhibiting high activity and broad substrate scope. Highly selective silylation of 1-decanol over 2-decanol is possible even with a silylating reagent of small steric demand such as HSiMe2Ph or HSiEt3.