Hydrosilanes are not always a reducing reagent: a ruthenium-catalyzed introduction of primary alkyl groups to electron-rich aromatic rings using esters as a source of the alkyl groups

ChemInform Abstract: Hydrosilanes Are no

ChemInform Abstract: Hydrosilanes Are not Always a Reducing Reagent: A Ruthenium-Catalyzed Introduction of Primary Alkyl Groups to Electron-Rich Aromatic Rings Using Esters as a Source of the Alkyl Groups.

✍ Hideo Nagashima; Yuichi Kubo; Mitsunobu Kawamura; Takashi Nishikata; Yukihiro Mo 📂 Article 📅 2012 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 45 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Although it is limited to electron‐rich aromatic compounds, the combination of a hydrosilane, an ester, and the ruthenium cluster provides a good method to introduce a primary alkyl group to the aromatic compound.