title: A novel iron complex for highly efficient catalytic hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of organosilanes.
abstract: Hydrolytic oxidation of organosilanes based on an iron catalyst is described for the first time. The novel iron complex, [Fe(C6H5N2O)(CO)(MeCN)3][PF6], exhibits excellent mediating power in the catalytic hydrolysis of organosilanes to produce dihydrogen and organosilanols with turnover numbers approaching 10(4) and turnover frequencies in excess of 10(2) min(-1) under ambient conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore. 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore. chmfanwy@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Alan Kay
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Liang Teo
authors.forename: Wai Yip
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Fan