[Me₂C(C₅H₄)₂TiMe₂]: An Open-Bent Titanocene Catalyst for the Hydrosilylation of Bulky 1,3-Dienes

Roxana Pop, Jin Lan Cui, Louis Adriaenssens, Virginie Comte, Pierre Le Gendre*

*Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne, ICMUB-UMR CNRS 5260, Université de Bourgogne, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France, Email: pierre.le-gendreu-bourgogne.fr

R. Pop, J. L. Cui, L. Adriaenssens, V. Comte, P. Le Gendre, Synlett, 2011, 679-683.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1259687

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Abstract

An open-bent titanocene complex [Me₂C(C₅H₄)₂TiMe₂] proved to be efficient for the hydrosilylation of a variety of substrates such as disubstituted dienes, activated alkenes, and even an alkyne.

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Key Words

hydrosilylation, titanium, dienes, allylsilanes, homogeneous catalysis

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ID: J60-Y2011-0760