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Hydrosilylation Catalysis by Earth Alkaline Metal Silyl: Synthesis,
Characterization, and Reactivity of Bis(triphenylsilyl)calcium
Valeri Leich, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron,* and Jun Okuda*
Table of Contents:
Hydrosilylation Catalysis by Earth Alkaline Metal Silyl: Synthesis, Characterization, and
Reactivity of Bis(triphenylsilyl)calcium .................................................................................... 1
General Experimental Remarks.................................................................................................. 2
Experimental Section ................................................................................................................. 2
Preparation of [Ca(SiPh
3
)
2
(thf)
4
] (2a). ................................................................................... 2
Preparation of [Ca(SiPh
3
)
2
(triglyme-κ
4
)(thf)] (2b). ............................................................... 7
Reaction of [Ca(SiPh
3
)
2
(thf)
4
] (2a) with H
2
O. ..................................................................... 10
Reaction of [Ca(SiPh
3
)
2
(thf)
4
] (2a) with Me
3
SiCl. .............................................................. 10
Reaction of [Ca(SiPh
3
)
2
(thf)
4
] (2a) with H
2
. ........................................................................ 11
Reaction of [Ca(SiPh
3
)
2
(thf)
4
] (2a) with 1,1-DPE. .............................................................. 12
Reaction of [Ca(SiPh
3
)
2
(thf)
4
] (2a) with pyridine. ............................................................... 14
Hydrosilylation of olefins..................................................................................................... 14
X-ray Crystallography .............................................................................................................. 16
Computational Details .............................................................................................................. 19
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