Ritter, TobiasParker, Sarah Elizabeth2014-06-062014-06-062014Parker, Sarah Elizabeth. 2014. 1,2-Selective Hydrosilylation of Conjugated Dienes. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11354http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274560Selective 1,2-hydrosilylation of 1,3-dienes is a challenging problem to solve for transition metal catalysis. Butadiene, specifically, would be a useful substrate because 3-butenylsilane products have promise as superior coupling reagents for hybrid organic/inorganic materials synthesis. In this thesis, we describe the first selective 1,2-hydrosilylation of conjugated dienes, including butadiene.en-USChemistryCatalysisHydrosilylationPlatinumThesis or Dissertation2014-06-06