Synthesis of a Phosphine‐Stabilized Silicon(II) Hydride and Its Addition to Olefins: A Catalyst‐Free Hydrosilylation Reaction

Abstract

No cat.s allowed: A stable and isolable tricoordinate silicon(II) hydride stabilized by a phosphine ligand was successfully synthesized and fully characterized (see structure, Si green, P yellow, N blue, C gray, H white). Interestingly, this silicon hydride adds to olefins in an unprecedented catalyst-free hydrosilylation reaction in very mild conditions. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.