NHC-stabilized 1-hydrosilaimine: synthesis, structure and reactivity.
Debabrata DharaThangavel VijayakanthMilan Kr BarmanKhevath Praveen Kumar NaikNicolas ChrysochosCem Burak YildizRamamoorthy BoomishankarCarola SchulzkeVadapalli ChandrasekharAnukul JanaPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2018)
A facile, straightforward synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-stabilized 1-hydrosilaimine starting from a silicon(iv)-precursor is reported. It has been employed for the addition of an O-H bond of water under ambient conditions without any additional catalyst.