Cover Feature: Hydrosilylative Reduction of Tertiary Amides to Amines Catalyzed by N‐(Phosphinoaryl)anilido Complexes of Iron and Cobalt (ChemCatChem 16/2019)

Abstract

The Cover Feature depicts a three‐coordinate (P,N)Fe‐hexamethyldisilazide complex that functions as an effective pre‐catalyst for the hydrosilylative reduction of tertiary amides to amines using phenylsilane as the reductant. In their Full Paper, Laura Turculet and co‐workers detail the synthesis of this complex and related Fe and Co alkyl derivatives, and explore the scope of amide hydrosilylation catalysis mediated by such 3d‐metal species. Rare examples of room temperature reactivity in the absence of photochemical activation involving the Fe‐hexamethyldisilazide pre‐catalyst (5 mol% Fe, 24 h) are reported. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Dylan J. Hale et al. on page 3818 in Issue 16, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900550).