title: Mechanistic investigations of the asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketimines with trichlorosilane reveals a dual activation model and an organocatalyst with enhanced efficiency.
abstract: Structural probes used to help elucidate mechanistic information of the organocatalyzed asymmetric ketimine hydrosilylation have revealed a new catalyst with unprecedented catalytic activity, maintaining adequate performance at 0.01 mol% loading. A new 'dual activation' model has been proposed that relies on the presence of both a Lewis basic and Brønsted acidic site within the catalyst architecture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UK S3 7HF. simon.jones@sheffield.ac.uk.
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UK S3 7HF. simon.jones@sheffield.ac.uk.
authors.forename: A T
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authors.lastname: Reeder
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UK S3 7HF. simon.jones@sheffield.ac.uk.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UK S3 7HF. simon.jones@sheffield.ac.uk.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Dainton Building, Brook Hill, Sheffield, UK S3 7HF. simon.jones@sheffield.ac.uk.
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authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8043-7998
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authors.lastname: Jones