title: Titanocene-catalyzed regioselective syn-hydrosilation of alkynes.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The titanium catalyst, which was generated in situ from titanocene dichloride and 2 equiv of butyllithium, was found to catalyze hydrosilation of a variety of alkynes with excellent regio- and syn-selectivity.
authors.affiliation: Catalysis Research Center and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, and CREST, Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0811, Japan. tamotsu@cat.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Fengyu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogasawara