Volume 55, Issue 40 pp. 12295-12299
Communication

An Easily Accessed Nickel Nanoparticle Catalyst for Alkene Hydrosilylation with Tertiary Silanes

Ivan Buslov

Ivan Buslov

Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISCI-LSCI, BCH 3305, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

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Dr. Fang Song

Dr. Fang Song

Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISCI-LSCI, BCH 3305, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

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Prof. Dr. Xile Hu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Xile Hu

Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISCI-LSCI, BCH 3305, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

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First published: 09 September 2016
Citations: 128

Graphical Abstract

A nickel nanoparticle catalyst is an efficient and non-precious catalyst for alkene hydrosilylation with commercially relevant tertiary silanes. 28 examples of silanes were formed by this method.

Abstract

The first efficient and non-precious nanoparticle catalyst for alkene hydrosilylation with commercially relevant tertiary silanes has been developed. The nickel nanoparticle catalyst was prepared in situ from a simple nickel alkoxide precatalyst Ni(OtBu)2⋅x KCl. The catalyst exhibits high activity for anti-Markovnikov hydrosilylation of unactivated terminal alkenes and isomerizing hydrosilylation of internal alkenes. The catalyst can be applied to synthesize a single terminal alkyl silane from a mixture of internal and terminal alkene isomers, and to remotely functionalize an internal alkene derived from a fatty acid.

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