Accessing the single-electron manifold: magnesium-mediated hydrogen release from silanes.
Reactions of TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy) with magnesium hydride species initiate oxidative hydrogen release, which may be elaborated to a catalytic regime within a manifold constructed about sequential TEMPO-mediated redox and Mg-O/Si-H metathesis processes.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY (UK).
David J
DJ
Liptrot
Michael S
MS
Hill
Mary F
MF
Mahon
TEMPO; homogeneous catalysis; magnesium; metathesis; single-electron transfer