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High Oxidation State Organocobalt Complexes: Synthesis and Characterization of Dihydridodisilyl Cobalt( V ) Species
Author(s) -
Brookhart Maurice,
Grant Brian E.,
Lenges Christian P.,
Prosenc Marc H.,
White Peter S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(20000502)39:9<1676::aid-anie1676>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - hydrosilylation , cobalt , oxidation state , catalysis , chemistry , reductive elimination , polymer chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry
Surprising stability toward reductive elimination of diphenylsilane is exhibited by [(C 5 Me 5 )Co(SiHPh 2 ) 2 (H) 2 ] ( 1 ), which is a rare example of an organocobalt complex in the +5 oxidation state. This stability likely also accounts for its inactivity as a hydrosilylation catalyst.