An unexpected, sterically driven, methyl halide elimination in pentacoordinate siliconium halide salts: Silicon complexes with equatorial nitrogen coordination

Daniel Kost, Boris Gostevskii, Nikolaus Kocher, Dietmar Stalke, Inna Kalikhman

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Abstract

Sterically hindered pentacoordinate tert-butylsiliconium halide complexes undergo methyl halide elimination. The products have one covalent and one dative N-Si bond, both in the unprecedented equatorial position. A complete pseudorotation coordinate is demonstrated with suitable crystal structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1023-1026
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume42
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2003

Keywords

  • Cations
  • Elimination
  • Hypervalent compounds
  • Pseudorotation
  • Silicon

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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