2-Trisilanol, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)-

Under a dual catalytic copper/photoredox manifold, this supersilanol has been demonstrated by the MacMillan lab to be an excellent reagent for the trifluoromethylation of alkyl halides and aryl halides to yield alkyl-CF₃ and aryl-CF₃ in high yields. In both cases, these reactions exhibit wide substrate scope with good functional group tolerance. More specifically, a variety of 5-membered and 6-membered heteroaryl halides can be readily converted to the corresponding trifluoromethylheteroarenes under mild conditions. To be use in conjunction with dMesSCF₃ (901466) and Ir photocatalyst (902217 or 902225).