Cobalt- and iron-catalyzed regiodivergent alkene hydrosilylations
Sheng Zhang, Jia-Shia Liao, Daniel K. Unruh, Guigen Li, Michael Findlater
Abstract
Regiodivergent olefin hydrosilylation products are accessed through a simple change in the metal center. Linear products (anti-Markovnikov) are obtained using cobalt-based catalysts whereas branched (Markovnikov) products result from an iron-based analogue.
Topics & Concepts
Markovnikov's ruleHydrosilylationChemistryCobaltAlkeneCatalysisOlefin fiberOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryRegioselectivityAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods