RT Journal Article T1 Searching for highly active cobalt catalysts bearing Schiff base ligands for Markovnikov-selective hydrosilylation of alkynes with tertiary silanes A1 García Csaky, Aurelio A1 Skrodzki, Maciej A1 Ortega Garrido, Víctor A1 Pawluc, Piotr AB The search for simple and easy-to-synthesize ligands for bench stable cobalt (pre)catalysts that would ensure high activity and selectivity in alkyne hydrosilylation reactions is an interesting current challenge. Herein, we report that a cobalt(II) complex bearing pyrimidine-imine-2H-imidazole ligand activated by LiHBEt3 exhibits not only high catalytic activity, but also unprecedented tolerance towards tertiary silanes in highly regioselective Markovnikov hydrosilylation of aliphatic and aromatic terminal alkynes to give α-vinylsilanes. In addition, a variety of 1-aryl-2-(trimethylsilyl)acetylenes have been hydrosilylated efficiently by diphenylsilane in the presence of [Co(L)Cl2]/LiHBEt3 catalytic system to yield (E)-1-aryl-1,2-bis(silyl)ethenes with high selectivity. Such selectivity is very rarely observed for cobalt-catalyzed hydrosilylation of silylacetylenes. PB Elsevier SN 0021-9517 YR 2022 FD 2022-07 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113429 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/113429 LA eng NO Journal of Catalysis Volume 411, July 2022, Pages 116-121 NO Highlights• Series of new hydrosilylation (pre)catalysts based on simple hydrazone Schiff base ligands and cobalt(II) chloride are presented.• Catalytic system based on cobalt(II) complex bearing pyrimidine-imine-2H-imidazole ligand activated by LiHBEt3 has been applied for regioselective hydrosilylation of terminal and internal alkynes.• The possibility of using wide variety of tertiary silanes, functional group tolerance and high selectivity towards α-hydrosilylation products are unique features of the developed methodology. NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades DS Docta Complutense RD 3 abr 2025