Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical, Vol.227, No.1-2, 183-186, 2005
The cyanosilylation of prochiral aldehydes catalyzed by lanthanide complexes
A new series of silylene-bridged rare-earth complexes involving fluorenyl are shown to be the very efficient Lewis acidic catalysts, giving cyanotrimethylsilyl ethers of aldehydes >99% conversion. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:silylene-bridged rare-earth complexes involving fluorenyl;Lewis acidic catalysts;cyanotrimethylsilyl ethers