title: Supported gold nanoparticle-catalyzed cis-selective disilylation of terminal alkynes by σ disilanes.
abstract: Supported gold nanoparticles on metal oxides (1 mol %) catalyze for the first time the cis-selective disilylation of terminal alkynes by 1,2-disilanes in isolated yields up to 94%. It is likely that the reaction proceeds through oxidative insertion of the σ Si-Si bond of disilanes on gold followed by 1,2-addition to the alkyne.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete , Voutes 71003 Iraklion, Greece.
authors.forename: Charis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gryparis
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kidonakis
authors.forename: Manolis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stratakis