title: N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts for dehydrogenative coupling of silanes and hydroxyl compounds.
abstract: Go organic! N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) 1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene (IiPr) has been found to be an efficient and selective catalyst for the dehydrogenative coupling of a wide range of silanes and hydroxyl groups to form SiO bonds under mild and solvent-free conditions. Mechanistic studies indicated that the activation of hydroxyl groups by the NHC is the most plausible initial step for the process.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
authors.forename: Dongjing
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Chunming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cui
keywords: N-heterocyclic carbenes; alcohols; dehydrogenative coupling; organocatalysts; silane