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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Anton Toutov, Pasadena, CA (US);
Kerry Betz, Boulder, CO (US);
Alexey Fedorov, Wallisellen, CH;
Brian M. Stoltz, San Marino, CA (US);
Wenbo Liu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating aromatic organic substrates, said system or method comprising or consisting essentially of a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, the definition of strong base now also including KOH, said system being preferably, but not necessarily substantially free of a transition-metal compound, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, under conditions sufficient to silylate the aromatic substrate.