Dhara, DebabrataVijayakanth, ThangavelBarman, Milan KrNaik, Khevath Praveen KumarChrysochos, NicolasYıldız, Cem BurakBoomishankar, RamamoorthySchulzke, Carola13.07.20192019-07-1613.07.20192019-07-1620171359-7345https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cc03912chttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/2338A facile, straightforward synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-stabilized 1-hydrosilaimine starting from a silicon(iv)-precursor is reported. It has been employed for the addition of an O-H bond of water under ambient conditions without any additional catalyst. © 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessArticle53618592859510.1039/c7cc03912cQ1N/A