The transition-metal-catalyzed hydrosilylation of C= C in 1-alkenes with trialkylsilanes runs into hundreds of references. l In most cases the corresponding l-silyl-substituted alkanes were the sole products (R3SiCHzCHzR'). With styrene a mixture of 1-and 2-silyl-substituted phenylethanes was usually obtained (R3SiCH2CHzPh and R3SiCH (CH3) Ph). There are only a few isolated reports in the literature on the hydrosilylation of 1-alkenes that produce ...
