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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1023-1026 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Mar 2003 |
Keywords
- Cations
- Elimination
- Hypervalent compounds
- Pseudorotation
- Silicon
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry