Highly efficient catalytic system for hydrosilylation of ketones with iron(II) acetate-thiophenecarboxylate

A combination of a catalyst derived from ferrous acetate and sodium thiophene-2-carboxylate efficiently promoted hydrosilylation of aromatic and aliphatic ketones to give the corresponding secondary alcohols in high yields with extremely high selectivity.

The hydrosilylation of ketones with ferrous acetate and thiophenecarboxylate as catalyst was realized to give the corresponding secondary alcohols in high yields and in high selectivity.