Abstract: Transition metal-containing organosiloxanes of at least three organosiloxane units, comprising at least one transition metal complex, chemically bonded via ligands selected from among amino, phosphino or sulfido groups of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Os or Ir, excluding those organosiloxanes which contain exclusively Pt(O) complexes bonded via amino ligands, are used as homogeneous hydrosilylation catalysts.

Abstract: Novel catalysts of the general formulaMX.sub.a Y.sub.b,in whichM is Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Os or Ir,X is a triazene, tetrazene, tetrazadiene or pentazadiene ligand,Y is a ligand selected from Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.3, P(C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.3, P(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.3, H, CO, 1,5-cyclooctadiene, pyridine, bipyridine, acetate, acetylacetonate, phenylnitrile, ethylenediamine, acetonitrile, 2,5-norbornadiene, nitrate, nitrite, H.sub.2 O, benzene, diphenylphosphinoethane and 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane,a is 1, 2, 3 or 4 andb is 0 or an integer from 1 to 6, are described.The catalysts promote the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen onto an aliphatic multiple bond, in which the catalysts are activated by heating at temperatures of 50.degree. to 250.degree. C., by irradiation with light, by addition of Bronsted acids and/or by addition of acid-forming agents.

Abstract: Organosiloxanes comprising at least one chemically bonded transition metal complex of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Os or Ir, having a triazene, tetrazene, tetrazdiene, pentazdiene or triazene oxide ligand and are used as hydrosilylation catalysts that can be activated by light and/or heat.