Synthesis and properties of a stable, cationic, rhodium Lewis-acid catalyst for hydrosilation, Mukaiyama aldol and cyclopropanation reactionsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: experimental information, van’t Hoff plot, temperature and equilibrium data, 1H NMR spectrum of 1 and crystallographic data. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b007815h/

Abstract

The remarkably stable cationic, three-coordinate, 14-electron rhodium complex 1 has been synthesized, isolated and used as a catalyst for hydrosilation, Mukaiyama aldol and cyclopropanation reactions.