Ruthenium-catalysed disproportionation between vinylsilanes and mono-substituted alkenes via silyl group transfer

Abstract

Selective cross-disproportion between vinylsilanes and various mono-substituted alkenes is catalysed by [RuCl(CO)H(PPh3)3]1; the mechanism of this reaction has been elucidated based on reactions of 1 with vinylsilanes as well as those of the resulting ruthenium–silyl complex with alkenes.