title: Highly efficient generation of hydrogen from the hydrolysis of silanes catalyzed by [RhCl(CO)2]2.
abstract: Catalytic hydrolysis of silanes mediated by chlorodicarbonylrhodium(I) dimer [RhCl(CO)2]2 to produce silanols and dihydrogen efficiently under mild conditions is reported. Second-order kinetics and activation parameters are determined by monitoring the rate of dihydrogen evolution. The mixing of [RhCl(CO)2]2 and HSiCl3 results in rapid formation of a rhodium silane σ complex.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Lab of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Mengmeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Huize
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu