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Converting biomass into value‐added chemicals is of significant interest and we report an efficient hydrosilylation to convert levulinic acid to γ‐valerolactone using cost‐effective silanes such as PMHS and TMDS with B(C6F5)3 as catalyst. This metal free methodology works at room temperature reaching TONs and TOFs up to 16000 and 2000 h−1. Insights into the reaction mechanism are reported.
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