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1;Science of Synthesis: Knowledge Updates 2015/1;12;Title Page;73;Imprint;84;Preface;95;Abstracts;116;Overview;177;Table of Contents;198;4.4.4.8 Silyl Hydrides (Update 2015);298.1;4.4.4.8.1 Synthesis of Silyl Hydrides;308.1.1;4.4.4.8.1.1 Method 1: From Inorganic Silanes;308.1.2;4.4.4.8.1.2 Method 2: From Alkyl- or Arylsilanes;328.1.3;4.4.4.8.1.3 Method 3: From Silyl Halides;368.1.4;4.4.4.8.1.4 Method 4: From Silyl Ethers;388.1.5;4.4.4.8.1.5 Method 5: From Other Silyl Hydrides by Monohalogenation or Deuterium Exchange;418.2;4.4.4.8.2 Applications of Silyl Hydrides in Organic Synthesis;448.2.1;4.4.4.8.2.1 Method 1: Hydrosilylation of Alkenes, Alkynes, and Related Compounds;448.2.2;4.4.4.8.2.2 Method 2: Silyl Hydrides as Reducing Agents;588.2.3;4.4.4.8.2.3 Method 3: Dehydrogenative Silylation;719;4.4.34.35 Vinylsilanes (Update 2015);879.1;4.4.34.35.1 Vinylmetal Addition to Silane Electrophiles;889.1.1;4.4.34.35.1.1 Method 1: Addition to Chlorosilanes;889.1.2;4.4.34.35.1.2 Method 2: Addition to Cyclic Siloxanes;919.2;4.4.34.35.2 Hydrosilylation of Alkynes;939.2.1;4.4.34.35.2.1 Method 1: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed b-Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes To Give e-Vinylsilanes;939.2.1.1;4.4.34.35.2.1.1 Variation 1: PlatinumCatalysis;939.2.1.2;4.4.34.35.2.1.2 Variation 2: Rhodium Catalysis;989.2.1.3;4.4.34.35.2.1.3 Variation 3: Palladium Catalysis;1019.2.1.4;4.4.34.35.2.1.4 Variation 4: Iridium Catalysis;1019.2.2;4.4.34.35.2.2 Method 2: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed b-Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes To GiveZ-;1029.2.2.1;4.4.34.35.2.2.1 Variation 1: RutheniumCatalysis;1029.2.2.2;4.4.34.35.2.2.2 Variation 2: Rhodium Catalysis;1039.2.2.3;4.4.34.35.2.2.3 Variation 3: Iridium Catalysis;1049.2.3;4.4.34.35.2.3 Method 3: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed a-Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes;1059.2.3.1;4.4.34.35.2.3.1 Variation 1: Ruthenium Catalysis;1059.2.3.2;4.4.34.35.2.3.2 Variation 2: Platinum Catalysis;1079.2.4;4.4.34.35.2.4 Method 4: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed syn Hydrosilylation of Internal Alkynes;1089.2.4.1;4.4.34.35.2.4.1 Variation 1: Platinum Catalysis;1089.2.4.2;4.4.34.35.2.4.2 Variation 2: Palladium Catalysis;1119.2.5;4.4.34.35.2.5 Method 5: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed anti Hydrosilylation of Internal Alkynes;1129.2.6;4.4.34.35.2.6 Method 6: Lewis Acid Catalyzed Hydrosilylation;1149.2.7;4.4.34.35.2.7 Method 7: Radical Hydrosilylation;1159.3;4.4.34.35.3 Silylmetalation of Alkynes;1159.3.1;4.4.34.35.3.1 Method 1: Silylcupration;1169.3.1.1;4.4.34.35.3.1.1 Variation 1: Silylcupration Using Silyllithium Reagents;1169.3.1.2;4.4.34.35.3.1.2 Variation 2: Silylcupration Using Silylboronic Ester Reagents;1179.3.2;4.4.34.35.3.2 Method 2: Copper-Catalyzed Silylmetalation;1229.3.3;4.4.34.35.3.3 Method 3: Silylzincation;1239.3.4;4.4.34.35.3.4 Method 4: Silylrhodation;1239.4;4.4.34.35.4 Addition to Alkynylsilanes;1259.4.1;4.4.34.35.4.1 Method 1: Hydrogenation;1269.4.2;4.4.34.35.4.2 Method 2: Hydrometalation;1269.4.2.1;4.4.34.35.4.2.1 Variation 1: Hydrometalation Followed by Protodemetalation;1269.4.2.2;4.4.34.35.4.2.2 Variation 2: Hydrometalation Followed by Halogenation;1289.4.2.3;4.4.34.35.4.2.3 Variation 3: Hydrometalation Followed by Alkylation;1299.4.3;4.4.34.35.4.3 Method 3: Carbometalation;1329.5;4.4.34.35.5 Intermolecular Coupling of Alkynylsilanes;1329.5.1;4.4.34.35.5.1 Method 1: Ruthenium-Catalyzed Alder-Ene Reaction;1329.5.2;4.4.34.35.5.2 Method 2: Reductive Coupling;1369.5.3;4.4.34.35.5.3 Method 3: Enyne Cross Metathesis;1409.6;4.4.34.35.6 Ring-Closing Metathesis of a-Substituted Vinylsilanes;1419.7;4.4.34.35.7 Dehydrogenative Silylation of Alkenes;1439.7.1;4.4.34.35.7.1 Method 1: Reaction with Silanes;1439.7.2;4.4.34.35.7.2 Method 2: Reaction with Halosilanes or Silyl Trifluoromethanesulfonates;1449.7.3;4.4.34.35.7.3 Method 3: Transfer Silylation;1469.7.4;4.4.34.35.7.4 Method 4: Reaction with Siletanes;1469.8;4.4.34.35.8 Carbometalation of Vinylsilanes;1479.8.1;4.4.34.35.8