Abstract
Reducing alkenes to tears: Addition of structurally diverse N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) to silicon allows the reduction of propargylic and styryl alcohols through an organocatalyzed silylation/direct hydride transfer tandem reaction (see scheme). Catalytic turnover is enabled by the switch to and from hypervalent silicon. This provides a new synthetic application of NHC-main group element complexes. Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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