Oxidative cleavage of carbon–silicon bonds by dioxygen: catalysis by a flavin–dihydronicotinamide redox system
Abstract
Carbon–silicon bonds in alkoxy- or fluoro-silanes readily undergo cleavage by dioxygen (molecular oxygen), catalysed by tetra-acetylriboflavin (5–10 mol%) in the presence of N-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide as reductant, together with fluoride ions as an essential additive.