Y. Obora et al., DIMERIZATION DOUBLE SILYLATION OF 1,3-DIENES USING ORGANODISILANES CATALYZED BY A PALLADIUM COMPLEX, Organometallics, 12(7), 1993, pp. 2853-2856
Disilanes (1a-e) react with 1,3-dienes (2a-d) in the presence of a pal
ladium catalyst to give dimerization-double silylation products (3a-k)
regio- and stereoselectively in high yields. Pd(DBA)2 shows high cata
lytic activity in DMF or dioxane as the solvent at room temperature. N
o crossover silylations occur.