Catalytic dehydrocoupling of thienyl/furyl-substituted carbosilanes – Synthesis and characterization of functional poly(hydrosilane)s [RMe2Si(CH2)xSiH]n, (R=2-Th, 4-Me-2-Th, 2-Fu, 5-Me-2-Fu; x=2 and 3)

Catalytic oxidation of diorganosilanes to 1,1,3,3-tetraorganodisiloxanes with gold nanoparticle assembly at the water–chloroform interface

The synthesis of 1,1,3,3-tetraorganodisiloxanes from the hydrolytic oxidation of diorganosilanes, RR¹SiH₂, using AuNPs as an interfacial catalyst is described. This study provides a manifestation of the photothermal effect in enhancing the catalytic activity at ambient temperature.

Palladium nanoparticles anchored on polymer vesicles as Pickering interfacial catalysts for hydrolytic oxidation of organosilanes

The self-assembly of functional polymer vesicles embedded with PdNPs at water–chloroform interfaces provides a novel catalytic route for the synthesis of poly(hydrosiloxane)s, H₂RSi[OSiRH]_nOSiRH₂.