Synthesis of bis(2-pyridylthio)methyl zinc hydride and catalytic hydrosilylation and hydroboration of CO 2 .
Daniel G ShlianErika AmemiyaGerard ParkinPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2022)
The reactions of bis(2-pyridylthio)methane with Me 2 Zn and Zn[N(SiMe 3 ) 2 ] 2 afford [Bptm]ZnMe and [Bptm]ZnN(SiMe 3 ) 2 , thereby providing access to a variety of other [Bptm]ZnX derivatives, including the zinc hydride complex [Bptm]ZnH, which serves as a catalyst for the reduction of CO 2 and other carbonyl compounds via hydrosilylation and hydroboration.