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Silylene-assisted hydride transfer to CO 2 and CS 2 at a [P 2 Si]Ru pincer-type complex
The synthesis and characterization of base-stabilized and base-free pincer-type bis(phosphine)/silylene [P 2 Si]Ru complexes are reported. The base-free complex readily reduces CO 2 and CS 2 via silylene-assisted hydride transfer, affording structurally distinct products with silicon-to-ruthenium formate and dithioformate bridges.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1552591
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10078662
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Dalton Transactions
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 43
- ISSN:
- 1477-9226
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 14757 to 14761
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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