Lewis acid vs. Brønsted acid as catalysts in solution. The quantitative comparison of reactivities of carbonyl compounds in the triethylsilyl perchlorate- and perchloric acid-catalyzed hydrosilylation in acetonitrile

Morifumi Fujita, Shunichi Fukuzumi, Junzo Otera

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Abstract

An excellent linear relationship is obtained between the relative reactivities of the carbonyl compounds in the triethylsilyl perchlorate- and perchloric acid-catalyzed reduction by triethylsilane, demonstrating that identical catalytic mechanisms are operative in both the Brønsted acid (perchloric acid) and the Lewis acid (triethylsilyl perchlorate) systems in solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-148
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis
Volume85
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Nov 1993

Keywords

  • Brønsted acids
  • carbonyl compounds
  • hydrosilylation
  • Lewis acids
  • perchloric acid

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