197009-90-8Relevant articles and documents
Metal-free hydrogen evolution cross-coupling enabled by synergistic photoredox and polarity reversal catalysis
Cao, Jilei,Lu, Kanghui,Ma, Lishuang,Yang, Xiaona,Zhou, Rong
supporting information, p. 8988 - 8994 (2021/11/23)
A synergistic combination of photoredox and polarity reversal catalysis enabled a hydrogen evolution cross-coupling of silanes with H2O, alcohols, phenols, and silanols, which afforded the corresponding silanols, monosilyl ethers, and disilyl ethers, respectively, in moderate to excellent yields. The dehydrogenative cross-coupling of Si-H and O-H proceeded smoothly with broad substrate scope and good functional group compatibility in the presence of only an organophotocatalyst 4-CzIPN and a thiol HAT catalyst, without the requirement of any metals, external oxidants and proton reductants, which is distinct from the previously reported photocatalytic hydrogen evolution cross-coupling reactions where a proton reduction cocatalyst such as a cobalt complex is generally required. Mechanistically, a silyl cation intermediate is generated to facilitate the cross-coupling reaction, which therefore represents an unprecedented approach for the generation of silyl cationviavisible-light photoredox catalysis.
Selective Enzymatic Oxidation of Silanes to Silanols
Arnold, Frances H.,B?hr, Susanne,Brinkmann-Chen, Sabine,Garcia-Borràs, Marc,Houk, K. N.,Katsoulis, Dimitris E.,Roberts, John M.
supporting information, p. 15507 - 15511 (2020/05/05)
Compared to the biological world's rich chemistry for functionalizing carbon, enzymatic transformations of the heavier homologue silicon are rare. We report that a wild-type cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450BM3 from Bacillus megaterium, CYP102A1) has promiscuous activity for oxidation of hydrosilanes to give silanols. Directed evolution was applied to enhance this non-native activity and create a highly efficient catalyst for selective silane oxidation under mild conditions with oxygen as the terminal oxidant. The evolved enzyme leaves C?H bonds present in the silane substrates untouched, and this biotransformation does not lead to disiloxane formation, a common problem in silanol syntheses. Computational studies reveal that catalysis proceeds through hydrogen atom abstraction followed by radical rebound, as observed in the native C?H hydroxylation mechanism of the P450 enzyme. This enzymatic silane oxidation extends nature's impressive catalytic repertoire.
Organocatalytic oxidation of organosilanes to silanols
Limnios, Dimitris,Kokotos, Christoforos G.
, p. 2239 - 2243 (2013/10/22)
The oxidation of organosilanes to silanols constitutes an attractive transformation for both industry and academia. Bypassing the need for stoichiometric oxidants or precious metal catalytic complexes, the first organocatalytic oxidation of silanes has been accomplished. Catalytic amounts of 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone, in combination with the green oxidant H 2O2, lead to excellent to quantitative yields in a short reaction time. A variety of alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl substituents can be tolerated, providing an easy, cheap, efficient, and practical solution to a highly desirable transformation.
