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SUBMITTER: Li H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5982200 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20180430 21
Si-H bond activation is an important process implicated in many useful synthetic applications including silylation and transfer hydrogenation reactions. Herein we discovered homolytic activation of Si-H bonds on the surface of nanoporous gold (NPG), forming hydrogen radicals and [Au]-[Si] intermediates. By virtue of this new reactivity, we achieved highly selective mono and sequential alcoholysis of dihydrosilane. In addition, the amphiphilic nature of the [Au]-[Si] intermediate allows for a new ...[more]