2006 Volume 54 Issue 11 Pages 1622-1623
The use of dirhodium(II) catalysts in the 1,4-hydrosilylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones and aldehydes was explored. Dirhodium(II) tetrakis(perfluorobutyrate), Rh2(pfb)4, proved to be the catalyst of choice for this process, providing the corresponding silyl enol ethers in high yields.