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Tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDSO, TMDS)


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TMDS is an efficient hydride source for the reduction of tertiary and secondary phosphine oxides using a catalytic amount of Ti(OiPr)4. All classes of tertiary phosphine oxides, such as triaryl, trialkyl, and diphosphine were effectively reduced.
M. Berthod, A. Favre-Réguillon, J. Mohamad, G. Mignani, G. Docherty, M. Lemaire, Synlett, 2007, 1545-1548.


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.