title: Silyl Formates as Surrogates of Hydrosilanes and Their Application in the Transfer Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes.
abstract: Silyl formates are investigated for the first time as surrogates of hydrosilanes. In the presence of a well-defined ruthenium catalyst, these reagents are shown to promote the chemoselective reduction of a variety of aldehydes by transfer hydrosilylation. Mechanistic investigations have shown that genuine hydrosilane species are avoided during catalysis. The mechanism involves a sequence of decarboxylation/insertion/transmetallation steps.
authors.affiliation: NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Clément
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chauvier
authors.affiliation: NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thuéry
authors.affiliation: NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. thibault.cantat@cea.fr.
authors.forename: Thibault
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5265-8179
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cantat
keywords: density-functional calculations; hydrosilylation; reaction mechanisms; ruthenium; silanes