title: [(NHC)Yb{N(SiMe3)2}2]-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of silanes with amines.
abstract: Top cat: [(NHC)Yb{N(SiMe(3))(2)}(2)] adducts (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) are efficient catalysts for catalytic cross-dehydrogenative coupling of silanes with a range of primary and secondary amines to yield silylamines in high yields (82-100%) under mild reaction conditions. The catalytic activity and selectivity of the rare-earth-metal silylamides are modulated by altering the steric bulk of the NHC.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
authors.forename: Weilong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Hongfan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chunming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006865:Hydrogenation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015018:Ytterbium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012821:Silanes; D015018:Ytterbium