Abstract
Ketones are efficiently deoxygenated in the presence of silane using highly electrophilic phosphonium cation (EPC) salts as catalysts, thus affording the corresponding alkane and siloxane. The influence of distinct substitution patterns on the catalytic effectiveness of several EPCs was evaluated. The deoxygenation mechanism was probed by DFT methods.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8250-8254 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 28 |
Early online date | 1 Jun 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2015 |
Keywords
- Lewis acids
- density functional calculations
- hydrosilylation
- phosphorus
- synthetic methods