Docherty, Jamie H. and Dominey, Andrew P. and Thomas, Stephen P. (2019) Nucleophile induced ligand rearrangement reactions of alkoxy- and arylsilanes. Tetrahedron, 75 (24). pp. 3330-3335. ISSN 0040-4020
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The ligand-redistribution reactions of aryl- and alkoxy-hydrosilanes can potentially cause the formation of gaseous hydrosilanes, which are flammable and pyrophoric. The ability of generic nucleophiles to initiate the ligand-redistribution reaction of commonly used hydrosilane reagents was investigated, alongside methods to hinder and halt the formation of hazardous hydrosilanes. Our results show that the ligand-redistribution reaction can be completely inhibited by common electrophiles and first-row transition metal pre-catalysts.