Photochemical Reaction of Triethylsilyl(Tetracarbonyl)-Cobalt with Ethylene: Implications for Cobalt Carbonyl-Catalyzed Hydrosilation of Alkenes.
Abstract
For the first time, insertion of an unactivated alkene into the metal-silicon bond of a catalytically active transition metal complex has been demonstrated. In addition, formation of CH4, not SiMe4, when (CO)4Co-Me is reacted with Me3SiH, is clearly inconsistent with the traditional Chalk-Harrod mechanism for transition metal catalyzed hydrosilation of olefins. Both reactions are key steps in a new mechanism for hydrosilation. Keywords: Photocatalysis, Hydrosilation, Olefin insertion, Catalysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 07, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA190907
Entities
People
- Friedrich Seitz
- Mark S. Wrighton
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology