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Visible-light-driven oxidation of organosilanes by a charge-transfer complex
Yi-Xuan Chen1, Jun-Tao He1, Mei-Chun Wu1,2
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China. hyangchem@csu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Direct oxidation of organosilanes is one of the most straightforward ways to access silanols. Herein, we describe a novel photo-induced strategy for oxidation of organosilanes to access silanols, promoted by a photoactive charge-transfer complex (CTC) between sodium benzenesulfinate and molecular O2. A streamlined sequence transformation of organosilanes to silyl ethers was also readily achieved. This developed protocol represents the first example of CTC-based oxidation of organosilanes, offering a facile approach to access a series of silanol and silyl ether products.
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