Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.52, No.19, 10741-10743, 2013
Highly Efficient Generation of Hydrogen from the Hydrolysis of Silanes Catalyzed by [RhCl(CO)(2)](2)
Catalytic hydrolysis of silanes mediated by chlorodicarbonylrhodium(I) dimer [RhCl(CO)(2)](2) to produce silanols and dihydrogen efficiently under mild conditions is reported. Second-order kinetics and activation parameters are determined by monitoring the rate of dihydrogen evolution. The mixing of [RhCl(CO)(2)](2) and HSiCl3 results in rapid formation of a rhodium silane a complex.