Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.17, 5950-5950, 2010
Cationic Silane sigma-Complexes of Ruthenium with Relevance to Catalysis
Hydrositylation of carbonyls catalyzed by 2 goes via intermediate formation of cationic silane sigma-complexes 4 which undergo nucleophilic abstraction of the silylium cation studied by DFT calculations.