Ligand–metal cooperativity in quinonoid based nickel(ii) and cobalt(ii) complexes for catalytic hydrosilylative reduction of nitriles to amines: electron transfer and mechanistic insight

Abstract

The sustainable production of privileged amines by the catalytic reduction of nitriles with an inexpensive silane polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) grabs a great promise to replace conventional synthetic routes having limited applicability...

Catalytic fate of structurally characterized manganese(iii)–salen complexes towards efficient transformation of primary amides to amines or nitriles using hydrosilane

“…The hydrosilylative reduction of nitrile to an amine using PMHS as a hydride source is also rare in the literature. 30,31 Results and discussion…”