Activation of Si–H bonds with rare-earth complexes could generate the highly reactive rare-earth hydrides or silyl complexes, which are key intermediates for hydrosilylation and cross-coupling reactions. This Account summarizes the recent advances in the rare-earth-catalyzed hydrosilylation of unsaturated substrates and dehydrogenative coupling of hydrosilanes with amines in our laboratory. The results demonstrated that rare-earth catalysts are unique in their reactivity and selectivity, enabling some unprecedented reactions. 1 Introduction 2 Dehydrogenative Coupling of Hydrosilanes with Amines 3 Catalytic Dehydrogenative Coupling of Hydrosilanes with Amines 4 Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkenes and Polymerization of Styrene 5 Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Internal Alkenes 6 Catalytic Dihydrosilylation of Internal Alkynes 7 Conclusions and Outlook

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稀土催化的氢化硅烷化和氢化硅烷的脱氢偶联

用稀土配合物激活 Si-H 键可以产生高反应性的稀土氢化物或甲硅烷基配合物，它们是氢化硅烷化和交叉偶联反应的关键中间体。本报告总结了我们实验室在稀土催化的不饱和底物氢化硅烷化和氢化硅烷与胺的脱氢偶联方面的最新进展。结果表明，稀土催化剂在反应性和选择性方面是独一无二的，可以实现一些前所未有的反应。