Rh-catalyzed P-P bond activation.
A Rh-catalyst derived from (NacNac)Rh(COE)(N2) effects the hydrogenation and silylation of P-P bonds to give secondary phosphines and silylphosphines, (Ph2PH) and (Ph2PSiRR'2) respectively; the latter process is shown to also involve the silylation of secondary phosphines.
Geier
Stephen J
SJ
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Stephan
Douglas W
DW