Dirhodium(II) tetrakis(perfluorobutyrate)-catalyzed 1,4-hydrosilylation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds Dirhodium(II) Tetrakis(perfluorobutyrate)-Catalyzed 1,4-Hydrosilylation of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds(Communications to the Editor)

The use of dirhodium(II) catalysts in the 1,4-hydrosilylation of α,β-unsaturthis process, providing the corresponding silyl enol ethers in high yields.ated ketones and aldehydes was explored. Dirhodium(II) tetrakis(perfluorobutyrate), Rh2(pfb)4' proved to be the catalyst of choice for this process, providing the corresponding silyl enol ethers in high yields.

The use of dirhodium (II) catalysts in the 1,4-hydrosilylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones and aldehydes was explored. Dirhodium (II) tetrakis (perfluorobutyrate), Rh_2 (pfb)_4, proved to be the catalyst of choice for this process, providing the corresponding silyl enol ethers in high yields.