Silylation of primary alcohols with recyclable ruthenium catalyst and hydrosilanes

Abstract

The silylation of primary alcohols was achieved using hydrosilanes and a recyclable ruthenium catalyst without additives under mild conditions. Notably, this catalyst system is effective for the silylation of alcohols having haloaryl groups, which were intact during the silylation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.