Cyclopentadienyliron dicarbonyl dimer: A simple tool for the hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones under air

Thais Cordeiro Jung (1) , Gilles Argouarch (1) , Pierre van De Weghe (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

The readily available iron complex [CpFe(CO)2]2 (1) exhibits good catalytic activity in the hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones in the presence of diethoxymethylsilane. The procedure described is air-tolerant and applicable to a wide range of substrates

Mots clés: Aldehydes; Hydrosilylation; Iron; Ketones; Reduction

Domaines: Chimie

Thais Cordeiro Jung, Gilles Argouarch, Pierre van De Weghe. Cyclopentadienyliron dicarbonyl dimer: A simple tool for the hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones under air. Catalysis Communications, 2016, 78, pp.52-54. ⟨10.1016/j.catcom.2016.01.033⟩. ⟨hal-01269741⟩