Mode of Activation of Cobalt(II) Amides for Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Alkenes with Tertiary Silanes
Yang Liu and Liang Deng*
*Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road,
Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China, Email:
deng
sioc.ac.cn
Y. Liu, L. Deng, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 1798-1801.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12938
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Abstract
Cobalt(II) amide complexes are effective catalysts for the hydrosilylation of alkenes with tertiary silanes. Mechanistic studies revealed that cobalt(II) amides can react with hydrosilane to form the genuine catalytically active cobalt(I) species, silylamide, and hydrogen.
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