Platinum-Pyridine Schiff base complexes immobilized onto silica gel as efficient and low cost catalyst for hydrosilylation

A heterogeneous platinum catalyst with tridentate pyridine Schiff base ligands supported on silica gel is reported. The catalyst was fully characterized via FTIR, solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), N2 adsorption/desorption analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The catalyst showed potential application in mediating hydrosilylation reactions between olefins and hydrosilanes, and it can be reused for at least five cycles.