DIPHENYLSILANE

CAS: 775-12-2

Ref. 3H-SID4559.0

Product Information

• Name: DIPHENYLSILANE
• Brand: Gelest
• Description: Dialkyl Silane Reducing AgentOrganosilanes are hydrocarbon-like and possess the ability to serve as both ionic and free-radical reducing agents. These reagents and their reaction by-products are safer and more easily handled and disposed than many other reducing agents. The metallic nature of silicon and its low electronegativity relative to hydrogen lead to polarization of the Si-H bond yielding a hydridic hydrogen and a milder reducing agent compared to aluminum-, boron-, and other metal-based hydrides. A summary of some key silane reductions are presented in Table 1 of the Silicon-Based Reducing Agents brochure.Diphenylsilane; DihydridodiphenylsilaneConverts amides to aldehydes in combination with Ti(OiPr)4Used in the preparation of silyl-substituted alkylidene complexes of tantalumUsed in the ionic reduction of enones to saturated ketonesUsed in the reductive cyclization of unsaturated ketonesReduces esters in the presence of zinc hydride catalystSilylates 1,2-diols in presence of tris(pentafluorophenyl)boraneReduces α-halo ketones in presence of Mo(0)Used in enantioselective reduction of iminesReduces thio esters to ethersSelective reduction of estersReduces esters to alcohols with Rh catalysisEmployed in the asymmetric reduction of methyl ketones and other ketonesReductively cleaves allyl acetatesExtensive review of silicon based reducing agents: Larson, G.; Fry, J. L. "Ionic and Organometallic-Catalyzed Organosilane Reductions", Wipf, P., Ed.; Wiley, 2007

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 184.31
• Formula: C₁₂H₁₂Si
• Purity: 97%
• Color/Form: Liquid