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Well‐Defined Cyclopentadienyl NHC Iron Complex as the Catalyst for Efficient Hydrosilylation of Amides to Amines and Nitriles
Author(s) -
Bézier David,
Venkanna Gopaladasu T.,
Sortais JeanBaptiste,
Darcel Christophe
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201100202
Subject(s) - hydrosilylation , cyclopentadienyl complex , cationic polymerization , catalysis , nitrile , chemistry , imes , solvent , acetonitrile , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , carbene
Iron comes first, second, and third: By using the well‐defined Cp‐IMes iron cationic complex ([Fe], see scheme) as the catalyst, an efficient and versatile hydrosilylation reduction reaction of secondary and tertiary amides is performed in solvent‐free conditions at 100 °C under visible light irradiation for 16 h to give the corresponding amines in good yields. When the reaction is performed with primary amides, the corresponding nitrile derivatives are obtained.