Testing the functional tolerance of the Piers–Rubinsztajn reaction: a new strategy for functional silicones

Abstract

The Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction, involving B(C(6)F(5))(3)-catalyzed siloxane formation from hydrosilanes + alkoxysilanes, is tolerant of a wide variety of functional groups, and provides a generic strategy for the preparation of structurally complex functional silicones.