Self‐Assembled Monolayers of Compact Phosphanes with Alkanethiolate Pendant Groups: Remarkable Reusability and Substrate Selectivity in Rh Catalysis

Selective surface: A self-assembled monolayer consisting of a compact trialkylphosphane with an alkanethiolate pendant group was prepared on a gold surface. The rhodium complex of this system (see picture) showed high catalytic activity and reusability for the dehydrogenative silylation of alkanols, as well as unique selectivity for primary over secondary alcohols. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z800884_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.