Chemical Properties
Clear colorless liquid
Physical properties
bp 157 °C/744 mmHg; d 0.889 g cm?3.
Uses
Dimethylphenylsilane is a reagent for enol ether synthesis. It acts as a catalyst. Also used as a precursor in Optical Emission Spectroscopy of Plasma Deposition Processes. It can react with vinylbenzene to produce (b-Phenyl-ethyl)-dimethylphenyl-silan.
Uses
Diastereoselective Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds.
Hydrosilylation. With a transition metal catalyst, the
hydrosilane adds to carbon–carbon double or triple bonds to
give alkylsilanes or alkenylsilanes.
Hydrosilylating reagent; reductant in combination with acid
or F?).
Application
Used to reduce α-amino ketones to aminoethanols withhigh stereoselectivity. Used in the fluoride ion-catalyzedreduction of aldehydes and ketones, and α-substitutedalkanones to threo products. Erythro reduction of α-substituted alkanones to diols and aminoethanols. Together with CuCl reduces aryl ketones, but not dialkylketones. Used in the silylformylation of acetylenes.Excellent reducing agent for the reduction of enones tosaturated ketones. Shows better selectivity than LAH inthe reduction of oximes to alkoxyamines.
