Chiral Silanols: Strategies and Tactics for Their Synthesis

Silanols are valuable and important compounds, which have found widespread applications in the field of materials science, synthetic chemistry, and medicinal chemistry. Although a handful of approaches have been developed for the synthesis of various silanols, access to enantioenriched silicon-stereogenic silanols remains underdeveloped. This Concept article intends to summarize and highlight recent advances in the construction of silicon-stereogenic silanols and endeavors to encourage further research in this area.

Pd, Rh and Ru Nanohybrid-catalyzed Tetramethyldisiloxane Hydroysis for H2 Generation, Nitrophenol Reduction and Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling

The hydrolysis of tetramethyldisiloxane, which is a silicone industrial refuse, provides a convenient method to generates H2 on demand. Herein, the highly selective and efficient 2D graphene-like carbon nanosheets (GCN)...

A catalytic study of water dispersed gold nanoparticles for the hydrolytic oxidation of diorganosilanes – en route formation of a Pickering catalyst and synthesis of tetraorganodisiloxane-1,3-diols

This study unfolds the formation of a AuNP-stabilized Pickering catalyst (PIC) en route to the hydrolytic oxidation of diorganosilanes. The method offers a viable route for the synthesis of disiloxane-1,3-diols.

Catalytic applications of β-cyclodextrin/palladium nanoparticle thin film obtained from oil/water interface in the reduction of toxic nitrophenol compounds and the degradation of azo dyes

A supramolecular catalyst of Pd/β-cyclodextrin thin film is synthesized via a facile and one-pot procedure at an oil–water interface and applied for the reduction of toxic nitrophenol compounds and the degradation of harmful azo dyes.

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.

Molecularly imprinted polymers fabricated using Janus particle-stabilized Pickering emulsions and charged monomer polymerization

Janus particle-stabilized Pickering emulsions and their applications in protein interfacial imprinting.