Silacyclopropylideneplatinum(0) Complex as a Robust and Efficient Hydrosilylation Catalyst

The base-stabilized silacyclopropylidene 1 behaves
as a versatile strongly nucleophilic ligand toward transition metals.
The strong silylene–metal binding related to both increased
σ-donating and π-accepting character of silylene 1 compared to N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) allowed the synthesis
of robust and air-stable silylene complexes. Of particular interest,
the corresponding platinum(0) complex 6 exhibits high
stability and a high level of selectivity and catalytic activity in
hydrosilylation reactions that is superior to that of the related
NHC-Pt0 complexes.