Highly Efficient Large Bite Angle Diphosphine Substituted Molybdenum Catalyst for Hydrosilylation

Abstract

Treatment of the complex Mo(NO)Cl3(NCMe)2 with the large bite angle diphosphine, 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)diphenylether (DPEphos) afforded the dinuclear species [Mo(NO)(P∩P)Cl2]2[μCl]2 (P∩P = DPEphos = (Ph2PC6H4)2O (1). 1 could be reduced in the presence of Zn and MeCN to the cationic complex [Mo(NO)(P∩P)(NCMe)3]+[Zn2Cl6]2–1/2 (2). In a metathetical reaction the [Zn2Cl6]2–1/2 counteranion was replaced with NaBArF4 (BArF4 = [B{3,5-(CF3)2C6H3}4]) to obtain the [BArF4]− salt [Mo(NO)(P∩P)(NCMe)3]+[BArF4]− (3). 3 was found to catalyze hydrosilylations of various para substituted benzaldehydes, cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde, 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde, and 2-furfural at 120 °C. A screening of silanes revealed primary and secondary aromatic silanes to be most effective in the catalytic hydrosilylation with 3. Also ketones could be hydrosilylated at room temperature using 3 and PhMeSiH2. A maximum turnover frequency (TOF) of 3.2 × 104 h–1 at 120 °C and a TOF of 4400 h–1 was obtained at room temperature for the hydro...