title: Selective switchable iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of carboxylic acids.
abstract: Selective reduction of carboxylic acids either to aldehydes or alcohols is achieved using a one pot procedure based on iron-catalyzed hydrosilylations. Using phenylsilane and (COD)Fe(CO)(3) catalyst under UV-irradiation at rt, alcohols were obtained specifically in good yields, whereas aldehydes were selectively obtained using TMDS and (t-PBO)Fe(CO)(3) catalyst under thermal activation.
authors.affiliation: UMR 6226 CNRS-Université Rennes1 Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes - Centre of Catalysis and Green Chemistry - Organometallics, Materials and Catalysis 35042 RENNES cedex, France.
authors.forename: Luis C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Misal Castro
authors.forename: Haoquan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Sortais
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Darcel