Phosphinite-Iminopyridine Iron Catalysts for Chemoselective Alkene Hydrosilylation

D Peng, Y Zhang, X Du, L Zhang, X Leng…

Index: Peng, Dongjie; Zhang, Yanlu; Du, Xiaoyong; Zhang, Lei; Leng, Xuebing; Walter, Marc D.; Huang, Zheng Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013 , vol. 135, # 51 p. 19154 - 19166

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Abstract

A series of new pincer iron complexes with electron-donating phosphinite-iminopyridine (PNN) ligands has been prepared and characterized. These iron compounds are efficient and selective catalysts for the anti-Markovnikov alkene hydrosilylation of primary, secondary, and tertiary silanes. More importantly, the system exhibits unprecedented functional group tolerance with reactive groups such as ketones, esters, and amides. Furthermore, the iron- ...