Silica-Supported MnII Sites as Efficient Catalysts for Carbonyl Hydroboration, Hydrosilylation and Transesterification.

Manganese, the third most abundant transition-metal element after iron and titanium, has recently been demonstrated to be an effective homogeneous catalyst in numerous reactions. Herein, the preparation of silica-supported Mni(II) sites is reported using Surface Organometallic Chemistry (SOMC), combined with tailored thermolytic molecular precursors approach based on Mn-2[OSi(OtBu)(3)](4) and ZMn{N(SiMe3)(2)}(2)THF. These supported Mn-II sites, free of organic ligands, efficiently catalyze numerous reactions: hydroboration and hydrosilylation of ketones and aldehydes as well as the transesterification of industrially relevant substrates.