Platinum(II) complex [Pt(ItBu0)(ItBu)][BArF4] (1a) is a highly active and selective catalyst in the dehydrocoupling of amines and silanes at part-per-million catalyst loadings (up to 10 ppm, 0.001 mol%), achieving the highest TON and TOF numbers reported in the literature (up to 1 mmol scale). NMR studies suggest a process taking place through electrophilic activation of the silane by the platinum species, assisted by an amine.
Selective catalytic synthesis of amino-silanesat part-per million catalyst loadings

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P. Ríos, M. Roselló-Merino, O. Rivada-Wheelaghan, J. Borge, J. Lopez-Serrano, S. Conejero
Chemical Communications 2018, Vol. 54, 619
Chemical Communications 2018, Vol. 54, 619