Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Mechanism of the Stoltz-Grubbs (KOtBu/Et3SiH) Silylation: Single-Electron Transfer is the Missing Link between the Heterolytic and Radical Pathways.
Ian D Jenkins, Ka Ho Chow, Elizabeth H Krenske
Published: 202510.1002/anie.202517336
Abstract
A new mechanism for the Stoltz-Grubbs (KOtBu/Et3SiH) silylation of heteroarenes is reported that successfully resolves the important unexplained experimental features of the reaction. The mechanism combines hydride transfer, hydrogen atom transfer (H…
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