Hydration of Olefins with Molecular Oxygen and Triethylsilane Catalyzed by Bis(trifluoroacetylacetonato)cobalt(II)

Abstract In the presence of a catalytic amount of bis(trifluoroacetylacetonato)cobalt(II), various olefins react smoothly with molecular oxygen (oxidant) and triethylsilane (reductant) to afford the corresponding alcohols regioselectively in good yields along with ketones.