Hydrosilylation catalysed by organoneodymium complexes
Abstract
[(C5Me5)2NdH]2 and (C5Me5)2NdCH(SiMe3)2 effectively catalyse the hydrosilylation of alkenes with di- or tri-hydrosilanes at 30 to 80 °C; the regioselectivity in the reaction of styrene depends to a considerable extent on the substituents of the silanes.