B01J31/223

Coordinated platinum hydrosilylation catalysts with COOH based ligands

The invention describes metal catalysts such as Pt single-site centers on metal oxide supports, e.g., powdered supports, such as MgO, Al.sub.2O.sub.3, CeO.sub.2 or mixtures thereof with phenyl or biphenyl ligands substituted with two or more carboxylic acid groups.