title: Lewis acid mediated P-P bond hydrogenation and hydrosilylation.
abstract: The reaction of H(2), R(3)SiH or R(2)SiH(2) with P(5)Ph(5) in the presence of stoichiometric B(C(6)F(5))(3) results in excellent yields of the phosphine-borane adducts (PhPH(2))B(C(6)F(5))(3), ((R(3)Si)PhPH)B(C(6)F(5))(3) and ((R(2)SiH)PhPH)B(C(6)F(5))(3), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S3H6.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Geier
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephan