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Outer‐Sphere Ionic Hydrosilylation Catalysis
Author(s) -
Iglesias Manuel,
FernándezAlvarez Francisco J.,
Oro Luis A.
Publication year - 2014
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.201402355
Subject(s) - hydrosilylation , heterolysis , catalysis , ionic bonding , homogeneous catalysis , chemistry , ruthenium , iridium , ionic liquid , photochemistry , metal , materials science , organic chemistry , ion
Breaking ties: Recent reports on iridium and ruthenium homogeneous hydrosilylation catalysis point to a heterolytic activation of SiH bonds promoted by the oxophilicity of the silicon atom and the Lewis acidity of the metal center. This unusual type of mechanism opens the door to a more widespread use of catalysts that operate by an ionic or concerted outer‐sphere mechanism in organic synthesis.