Jw. Madine et al., Cyclization/hydrosilylation of functionalized diynes catalyzed by a cationic platinum phenanthroline complex, ORG LETT, 3(3), 2001, pp. 385-388
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A 1:1 mixture of the platinum phenanthroline complex (phen)PtMe2 and B(C6F5
)(3) catalyzed the cyclization/hydrosilylation of functionalized 1,6-and 1,
7-diynes to form silylated 1,2-dialkylidenecycloalkanes in good yield and w
ith high Z-selectivity.