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John B Grande1, David B Thompson, Ferdinand Gonzaga
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton ON, CanadaL8S 4M1.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|June 1, 2010
Abstract:
The Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction, involving B(C(6)F(5))(3)-catalyzed siloxane formation from hydrosilanes + alkoxysilanes, is tolerant of a wide variety of functional groups, and provides a generic strategy for the preparation of structurally complex functional silicones.
