Iron-Catalyzed Silylation of Alcohols by Transfer Hydrosilylation with Silyl Formates

Timothé Godou, Clément Chauvier, Pierre Thuéry, Thibault Cantat*

*NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France, Email: thibault.cantatcea.fr

T. Godou, C. Chauvier, P. Thuéry. T. Cantat, Synlett, 2017, 28, 2473-2477.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591508

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Abstract

An iron catalyst promotes a transfer hydrosilylation of various alcohols with silyl formates. This protocol offers mild reaction conditions and the release of gases as the only byproducts (H₂ and CO₂).

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Key Words

silylation, iron catalysis, silanes, alcohols, silyl formates, hydrosilanes, CO₂

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ID: J60-Y2017