title: Cooperative hydrogen-bonding effects in silanediol catalysis.
abstract: The importance of cooperative hydrogen-bonding effects and SiOH-acidification is described for silanediol catalysis. NMR binding, X-ray, and computational studies provide support for a unique dimer resulting from silanediol self-recognition. The significance of this cooperative hydrogen-bonding is demonstrated using novel fluorinated silanediol catalysts for the addition of indoles and N,N-dimethyl-m-anisidine to trans-β-nitrostyrene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Ngon T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Sean O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Annaliese K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Franz