Testing the functional tolerance of the Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction: a new strategy for functional silicones.
The Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction, involving B(C(6)F(5))(3)-catalyzed siloxane formation from hydrosilanes + alkoxysilanes, is tolerant of a wide variety of functional groups, and provides a generic strategy for the preparation of structurally complex functional silicones.
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton ON, CanadaL8S 4M1.
John B
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Grande
David B
DB
Thompson
Ferdinand
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Gonzaga
Michael A
MA
Brook