“…The use of inexpensive silanes such as polymethylhydrosiloxane, PMHS, which is a by-product of the silicon industry, or alkoxysilanes, which can be synthesized from inexpensive chlorosilanes [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ], was examined. A variety of catalysts can be used to activate the hydrosilylation: transition metals (especially Ti [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ] and Zn [ 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]) or nucleophiles (especially metal hydroxides / alkoxides [ 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ], and fluoride salts [ 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ]). Because fluoride salts were reported to catalyze ester reductions at room temperature, this mild hydrosilylation / reduction method was investigated for the synthesis of vitamin B 6 .…”