Phenylsilane
Recent Literature

An organotin hydride-catalyzed, silicon hydride-mediated method for
effecting the conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones was
developed.
D. S. Hays, M. Scholl, G. C.Fu, J. Org. Chem., 1996, 61, 6751-6752.


A new strategy for the catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction of ketones
was developed that relies on a chiral copper(I) complex-catalyzed domino
reduction/aldol reaction sequence in the presence of phenylsilane.
J. Deschamp, O. Chuzel, J. Hannedouche, O. Riant, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 1292-1297.

The sequential combination of Ti-catalyzed hydroamination of alkynes
followed by the Ti-catalyzed hydrosilylation of the intermediate imines
is an efficient one-pot process for the conversion of alkynes and
primary amines into secondary amines.
A. Heutling, F. Pohlki, I. Bytschkov, S. Doye, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005,
44, 2951-2954.

The In(OAc)3-catalyzed reaction of bromo- and iodoalkanes with PhSiH3
in THF at 70 C gave dehalogenated alkanes in good to high yields in the presence
of Et3B and air. 2,6-lutidine as additive enabled an efficient
reduction of simple and functionalized iodoalkanes in EtOH. GaCl3 was
found to be an effective catalyst for the reduction of haloalkanes with
poly(methylhydrosiloxane).
K. Miura, M. Tomita, Y. Yamada, A. Hosomi, J. Org. Chem., 2007,
72, 787-792.

A highly Marknovikov selectiv conversion of various olefins to azides
was achieved using a cobalt catalyst, 3 equiv of TsN3 as
nitrogen source and simple silanes (PhSiH3, TMDSO).
J. Waser, H. Nambu, E. M. Carreira, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 8294-8295.
