Alcoholysis of hydridesilanes to give silyl ethers catalyzed by rhodacarboranes closo-3,3-(Ph3P)2-3-H-3,1,2-RhC2B9H11 and closo-3,3-(?2,?3-C7H7CH2)-3,1,2-RhC2B9H11

Large-cage (11–13-vertex) dicarbon metallacarboranes of platinum metals with mono- and polycyclic diolefin ligands

“…It was found [102] that complex 111a more actively promotes the reaction between PhMe 2 SiH or Et 3 SiH and ROH (R = Me, i-Pr, Et, t-Bu, MeCH CHCH 2 , PhOH, etc.) to give silyl ethers ROSiMe 2 Ph or ROSiEt 3 , respectively, as compared to [3,3-(Ph 3 P) 2 -3-H-3,1,2-closo-RhC 2 B 9 H 11 ] and even to Wilkinson's catalyst.…”

“…Furthemore, some closo-rhodacarboranes with the 3 , 2 -norbornadienyl ligands have been successfully applied to alcoholysis of silicon hydrides, such as Et 3 SiH and PhMe 2 SiH, by carbinols (a potent method for the protection of hydroxy functions in organic chemistry) [102,103]. It was found [102] that complex 111a more actively promotes the reaction between PhMe 2 SiH or Et 3 SiH and ROH (R = Me, i-Pr, Et, t-Bu, MeCH CHCH 2 , PhOH, etc.)…”