title: Efficient metal-free hydrosilylation of tertiary, secondary and primary amides to amines.
abstract: Hydrosilylation of secondary and tertiary amides to amines is described using catalytic amounts of B(C6F5)3. The organic catalyst enables the reduction of amides with cost-efficient, non-toxic and air stable PMHS and TMDS hydrosilanes. The methodology was successfully extended to the more challenging reduction of primary amides.
authors.affiliation: E. Blondiaux, Dr. T. Cantat CEA, IRAMIS, NIMBE, CNRS UMR 3299, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. thibault.cantat@cea.fr.
authors.forename: Enguerrand
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blondiaux
authors.forename: Thibault
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cantat