Rhodium-catalysed synthesis of multi-substituted silylindenes from aryl alkynes and hydrosilanes via C–H bond activation

Abstract

We successfully developed rhodium-catalysed synthesis of multi-substituted silylindenes from 2 equivalents of aryl alkynes and 1 equivalent of hydrosilanes in moderate to good yields via C–H bond activation for the first time. The silyl groups of the obtained silylindenes could be converted to several other functional groups.