A 1:1 mixture of (Me-4-phen)Pd(Me)Cl [Me-4-phen=3,4,7,8-tetramethyl- 1,10-phenanthroline] and NaBAr4 [Ar=3,5-C6H3(CF3)(2)] catalyzed the cyclization/hydrosilylation of functionalized 1,6-dienes with dimethylphenylsilane within minutes at room temperature to form silylated cyclopentanes in good yield with high trans-selectivity. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.