Although silyl-Rh(III)-H complexes have been realized in the chemical literature, their implementation in catalysis has been lacking due to their difficult synthesis and propensity for decomposition via Si-H and Si-Cl reductive elimination pathways. Furthermore, reactions that do work often center on hydrosilylation chemistry, which destroys the Rh-Si interactions and doesn’t allow for the exploitation of the highly electron-rich Rh center for non-C-Si bond forming reactions. This presentation will report our recent efforts in the synthesis of chelating P-Si ligands that prevent the above decomposition pathways and allow for deployment of these complexes in alkene functionalization reactions.<br/>

Role of chelating P-Si ligands on group 9 metal centers: Applications in alkene functionalization

254th National Meeting (2017)

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