Recent advances in ruthenium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of unsaturated compounds: Applications and mechanistic studies

Organosilanes have great importance in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. They are widely used as in-termediates for the preparation of natural products, elastomers, resins and act as effective coupling partners in cross-coupling reactions. Hydrosilylation of the unsaturated compound is the most effective method for the preparation of organosilicon compounds and exploited widely in the area of material chemistry and organic synthesis. Recently the area of hydrosilylation is governed by a variety of transition metal catalysts. This review examines the applications of well-defined Ru-catalytic complexes in the hydrosilylation of unsaturated organic compounds and heterocycles. The high reactivity and electron transfer property of Ru-based complexes made them a competent catalyst for hydrosilylation reactions.

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Organosilanes play a significant role in synthetic organic chemistry, serving as intermediates for the synthesis of natural products, elastomers, and resins, as well as effective coupling partners in cross-coupling reactions. Hydrosilylation, using transition metal catalysts such as Ru-based complexes, has emerged as the most efficient method for preparing organosilicon compounds and finds broad applications in material chemistry and organic synthesis.