“…1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-Octamethyltetrasiloxane was used as received from Gelest. The metal catalysts, tantalum(V) chloride (TaCl 5 , 99.99%), tungsten hexacarbonyl (W(CO) 6 , 99.9+%), and chloro(l,5-cyclooctadiene)rhodium(I) dimer (Rh 2 (^i-C1) 2 (C0D) 2 , 98%) were used as received from Aldrich. (Cp) 2 Ta=CH(CMe) 3 Cl was synthesized following a published procedure (8).…”