The chemistry of octamethyl-1,2-disilacyclobutane. Some SiSi cleavage and insertion reactions

Catalytic bismetallative multicomponent coupling reactions: scope, applications, and mechanisms

“…Earliest studies were reported by Sakurai et al, in which dienes are intermolecularly coupled in the presence of cyclic disilane reagents to generate allyl silanes (Scheme 17). 20 Since the initial Sakurai report, preliminary observations of this type of coupling were reported by a number of research groups including Kumada, 21 West, 22 Seyferth, 23 Manners, 24 and Ando 25 groups. Then, more synthetically applicable versions of this method were examined by the Tsuji group.…”

Element−Element Addition to Alkynes Catalyzed by the Group 10 Metals

“…13 High yields were obtained only when activated acetylenes were used. Nickel complexes also catalyzed this reaction.…”

Activation of silicon–silicon σ bonds by transition-metal complexes: synthesis and catalysis of new organosilyl transition-metal complexes

“…The isocyanide ligands in the four-membered complex 19 were replaced by phosphine ligands. Thus, addition of an equimolar amount of triphenylphosphine gave the correspond- ing mono(isocyanide)mono(phosphine)palladium() complex 26 in high yield [equation (15)]. A less bulky phosphine, dimethylphenylphosphine, could replace both isocyanide ligands to afford the bis(phosphine)palladium() complex 27.…”