Carbonyl and olefin hydrosilylation mediated by an air-stable phosphorus(iii) dication under mild conditions†
Saurabh S.
Chitnis 
‡a
and
Douglas W.
Stephan
*a
‡a
and
Douglas W.
Stephan
*a
Abstract
The readily-accessible, air-stable Lewis acid [(terpy)PPh][B(C6F5)4]21 is shown to mediate the hydrosilylation of aldehydes, ketones, and olefins. The utility and mechanism of these hydrosilylations are considered.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Editor’s Choice: Main group reagents and catalysts in organic reactions
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