Mo(CO)6 catalysed chemoselective hydrosilylation of α,ß-unsaturated amides for the formation of allylamines.

Molybdenum hexacarbonyl (Mo(CO)6) was used as an efficient catalyst for the chemoselective reduction of the amide functionality in α,ß-unsaturated compounds, under hydrosilylation conditions using 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS) as the hydride source.