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Oxidation has also been cited as occurring in the cure of polymethyUiydrosiloxane [9004-73-3] (PMHS) on cellulose acetate fibers. Investigation of the cured, cross-linked siUcone shows no evidence of the Si—H bond. The same compound under an atmosphere of nitrogen does not cure and retains the Si—H bonds (99). 

Substrate (C2H3)3SiH (C3H3)3SiH (C3H3)2SiH2 PMHS" Products... 

Characteristic bands occur in the 1300-1000 cm region for 3,4- and 3,5-disubstituted isoxazoles (7i PMh(4)265, p. 330), while bands below 1000 cm contain modes for most substitution patterns (71PMh(4)265, p. 332). Total assignments for isoxazole and isoxazole-d have been made (63SA1145, 7lPMH(4)265,p. 325) and some of the thermodynamic functions calculated (68SA(A)361, 71PMH(4)265,p.330). 

Oxirane (1) and methyloxirane (3) are miscible with water, ethyloxirane is very soluble in water, while compounds such as cyclopentene oxide and higher oxiranes are essentially insoluble (B-73MI50501) (for a discussion of the solubilities of heterocycles, see (63PMH(l)l77)). Other physical properties of heterocycles, such as dipole moments and electrochemical properties, are discussed in various chapters of pmh. The optical activity of chiral oxiranes has been investigated by ab initio molecular orbital methods (8UA1023). 

On fractionating the residual oil about I d per emit, of cinci.l was obtained, and a further yield of liV7 per cent, of camphor, giving a total yield of 39 6 per cent. No safrol was detected, its absence being pmh-ably dne to the fact that the oil was obtained from the prnning.s voung trees. The camphor oil from the Fedci-atnd Malay Sutes dilfere. 

Ben2yl azide 1855 and N-benzyloxycarbonylbenzylamine 1859 are both transformed by the cheap polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) 1856, in the presence of (B0C)20 and Pd/C, into 92-94% N-BOC-benzylamine 1857 and the polymer 1858 [81]. (Scheme 12.22). Aromatic and aliphatic amine oxides are readily reduced by 1856/Pd/C into their corresponding amines. Thus, e.g., pyridine-N-oxide 860 and quinohne-N-oxide 877 give pyridine and quinohne in 90 and 92% yield, respectively. Analogously, benzyldimethylamine-N-oxide is converted in 88% yield into free benzyldimethylamine [82]. 

Beller and coworkers reported hydrosilylation reactions of organic carbonyl compounds such as ketones and aldehydes catalyzed by Fe(OAc)2 with phosphorus ligands (Scheme 21). In case of aldehydes as starting materials, the Fe(OAc)2/PCy3 with polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) as an H-Si compound produced the corresponding primary alcohols in good to excellent yields under mild conditions [67]. Use of other phosphorus ligands, for instance, PPhs, bis(diphenylphosphino) methane (dppm), and bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) decreased the catalytic activity. It should be noted that frans-cinnamaldehyde was converted into the desired alcohol exclusively and 1,4-reduction products were not observed. 

In 2009, Beller (Scheme 45) [147] and Nagashima (Scheme 46) [148] independently reported an iron-catalyzed hydrosilane reduction of carboxamides to amines. Although inexpensive PMHS and TMDS as an H-Si source are usable, the yield of product considerably decreased when hydrosilane containing only one H-Si moiety or iron sources such as Fe(acac)2 and FeX2 (X = F, Cl) was used. In both thermal and photoassisted conditions, almost the same reactivities were observed upon using a combination of Fe catalyst with TMDS (Scheme 46). 

Meckenstock RU, R Krieger, S Ensign, PMH Kroneck, B Schink (1999) Acetylene hydratase of Pelobacter acetylenicus. Molecular and spectroscopic properties of the tungsten iron-sulfur enzyme. Eur J Biochem 264 176-182. 

Reichenbecher W, A Rudiger, PMH Kroneck, B Schink (1996) One molecule of molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide is associated with each subunit of the heterodimeric Mo-Fe-S protein transhydroxylase of Pelobacter acidigalUci as determined by SDS (PAGE) and mass spectrometry. Eur J Biochem 237 406-413. 

In 2005, Riant et al. reported the synthesis of a new air-stable S/N-chelating zinc catalyst, depicted in Scheme 10.50, which was fully characterised by all spectroscopic methods. This complex, prepared from the corresponding ferrocene oxazoline, was applied to the enantioselective hydrosilylation of ketones in the presence of polymethylhydrosiloxane, PMHS, providing modest enan-tioselectivities (<55% ee). ... 

Enantioselective 1,4-reduction of enones can be done using a copper-BINAP catalyst in conjunction with silicon hydride donors.158 Polymethylhydrosilane (PMHS) is one reductants that is used. 

The reactions proceed with an e.e. of about 80% when the enantiopure ligand is used. Similar conditions using poly[oxy(methylsilylene)] (PMHS) as the hydride donor lead to reduction of aryl ketones with up to 98% e.e.188... 

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