Abstract
© 2016 American Chemical Society. The base-stabilized silacyclopropylidene 1 behaves as a versatile strongly nucleophilic ligand toward transition metals. The strong silylene-metal binding related to both increased σ-donating and π-accepting character of silylene 1 compared to N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) allowed the synthesis of robust and air-stable silylene complexes. Of particular interest, the corresponding platinum(0) complex 6 exhibits high stability and a high level of selectivity and catalytic activity in hydrosilylation reactions that is superior to that of the related NHC-Pt0 complexes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8234-8240 |
Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2016 |