posted on 2023-06-08, 20:38authored byMelvyn B Ansell, Debbie E Roberts, Geoff Cloke, Oscar Navarro, John SpencerJohn Spencer
The novel complex cis-[(ITMe)2Pd(SiMe3)2 (ITMe =1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene) has been synthesised by mild oxidative cleavage of Me3SiSiMe3 using (ITMe)2Pd(0). The use of this complex as precatalyst for the cis-bis-silylation of internal alkynes using unactivated disilanes is reported.
Funding
DTA - University of Sussex 2013 (EPSRC); G1142; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/L505109/1