Abstract
Pentacoordinate siliconium chloride or neutral hexacoordinate silicon complexes with imino-nitrogen donor groups react with cyanotrimethylsilane in two competing reactions, leading either to addition of the cyano group to the imino carbon or to hexacoordinate cyano-silicon complexes. The latter may further transform to a rearranged tricyclic pentacoordinate complex. The common driving force for these reactions seems to be the conversion of one of the two initial N→Si dative bonds, present in the starting complexes, to a shorter formal covalent bond.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2652-2658 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 May 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry