title: Highly selective synthesis of substituted (E)-alkenylsilatranes via catalytic trans-silylation and mechanistic implications.
abstract: A new route for the synthesis of functionalized alkenylsilatranes has been developed based on ruthenium-catalyzed trans-silylation with olefins. This transformation allowed for the synthesis of new (E)-alkenylsilatranes in good yields and excellent selectivity. Experimental studies concerning the reaction mechanism were carried out and the intermediate ruthenium-silatranyl complex was isolated and characterized. Moreover, detailed DFT calculations regarding the mechanism of the silylative coupling catalytic cycle of silatranes catalyzed by [Ru]-H complexes were also performed.
authors.affiliation: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Chemistry, Umultowska 89b, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: Bogna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sztorch
authors.forename: Dawid
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frąckowiak
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pyziak
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czapik
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marciniec