Issue 71, 2024

Recent progress in transition metal complexes featuring silylene as ligands

Abstract

Silylenes, divalent silicon(II) compounds, once considered highly reactive and transient species, are now widely employed as stable synthons in main-group and coordination chemistry for myriad applications. The synthesis of stable silylenes represents a major breakthrough, which led to extensive exploration of silylenes in stabilizing low-valent main-group elements and as versatile ligands in coordination chemistry and catalysis. In recent years, the exploration of transition metal complexes stabilized with silylene ligands has captivated significant research attention. This is due to their robust σ-donor characteristics and capacity to stabilize transition metals in low valent states. It has also been demonstrated that the transition metal complexes of silylenes are effective catalysts for hydroboration, hydrosilylation, hydrogenation, hydrogen isotope exchange reactions, and small molecule activation chemistry. This review article focuses on the recent progress in the synthesis and catalytic application of transition metal complexes of silylenes.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress in transition metal complexes featuring silylene as ligands

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
23 apr 2024
Accepted
21 jun 2024
First published
29 jun 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 9483-9512

Recent progress in transition metal complexes featuring silylene as ligands

Z. Hendi, M. K. Pandey, S. K. Kushvaha and H. W. Roesky, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 9483 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC01930J

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