Chemical Communications 2013-01-07

Direct synthesis of alkylsilanes by platinum-catalyzed coupling of hydrosilanes and iodoalkanes.

Hikaru Inubushi, Hitoshi Kondo, Aldes Lesbani, Mariko Miyachi, Yoshinori Yamanoi, Hiroshi Nishihara

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 49(2) , 134-6, (2013)

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Abstract

Alkyl iodides and tertiary silanes were successfully coupled with good functional group tolerance using a Pt(P(tBu)(3))(2)/(iPr)(2)EtN/CH(3)CN system. The utility of the methodology is demonstrated by the synthesis of silafluofen, a Si-containing insecticide.