• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.366-370
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• 2016

A platinum(II) pincer complex composed of two six-membered fused metallacycles was directly synthesized using 1,3-bis(2-pyridyloxy)benzene and $K_2PtCl_4$. The structure of the complex was elucidated via NMR and X-ray crystallography analysis. The stable complex was formed due to the six-membered fused cycle structure around the Pt(II) center which reduced the bond angle strain. The complex was applied to the silylcyanation reaction of aldehydes and imines and showed an efficient catalytic activity with 99% yield.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.265-267
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• 2005

An efficient method of addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to aldehydes by employing a zirconium complex as the catalyst has been described. A variety of aromatic, aliphatic, cyclic and heterocyclic aldehydes has been converted into corresponding trimethylsilyl ethers in excellent yield within short reaction time.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.993-994
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• 2005