Table 2. Catalytic Hydrolysis of Dihydrosilanes^a.

entry	cat.	R1, R2	H2b equiv	TOF1/2 (h–1)	Ac	Bc	Cc
1	1	Ph, Ph	1	1889	93	7
2	1	Ph, Naph	1	78	90	10
3	1	Ph, Me	1	2991	10	90
4	1	Et, Et	0.93	6452	unidentified
5	1[BArF4]	Ph, Ph	1	149,533	1	99
6	1[BArF4]	Ph, Naph	1	13,962	97	3
7	1[BArF4]	Ph, Me	1	472,861	2	98
8	1[BArF4]	Et, Et	1.8	390,087d			99

^aReaction conditions: Silane (0.22 mmol), H₂O (2.2 mmol), 0.2 mol % of catalyst in 1 mL of THF at 25 °C under N₂.

^bHydrogen equivalents released.

^cMolar ratio of products calculated by ¹H NMR.

^dTOF_1/2 has been calculated for the release of 1 equiv of hydrogen.