Gold Nanoparticles and Gold(III) Complexes as General and Selective Hydrosilylation Catalysts

Worth their weight in gold: Au/CeO2 nanoparticles are a highly active catalyst for the hydrosilylation of a large variety of unsaturated compounds with high chemo- and regioselectivity. To understand the nature of the catalytic active sites, AuI and AuIII phosphine-free stable organogold complexes and their supported counterparts were prepared and their relative activity towards hydrosilylation was elucidated. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2007/z702032_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.