Reactant or reagent:
. For catalytic hydrogen deuterium exchange reactions of silanes
. To be oxidized by carbon nanotube-gold nanohybrids
. For hydrolysis by ruthenium complexes
. For hydrosilylation to produce enolsilanes
. For synthesis of bromosilanes
. For ozone oxidation of silyl-alkenes for synthesis of α-O-silylated acyloin derivatives
. Used to synthesize hydrido silyl and bis(silyl) bis(imidazolinylidene) nickel complexes