Chemical Communications · 2007 · 79 citations · 14 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisCatalytic MaterialsHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisRetrosynthetic AnalysisCatalytic FunctionalizationHeterocycle FunctionalizationRuthenium-catalyzed Coupling
Dihydrosilanes undergo double trans-hydrosilylation with 1,4-diarylbuta-1,3-diynes in the presence of a cationic ruthenium catalyst to afford 2,5-diarylsiloles: in particular, 9-silafluorene is a good hydrosilylating agent to produce spiro-type siloles in good yield.
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Ulrike Salzner, Jolanta B. Lagowski, Peter G. Pickup et al. · Synthetic Metals · 1998 · 365 citations