Competitive molecular rearrangements in hexacoordinate cyano-silicon dichelates

Inna Kalikhman, Boris Gostevskii, Evgenia Kertsnus, Mark Botoshansky, Claire A. Tessier, Wiley J. Youngs, Stephan Deuerlein, Dietmar Stalke, Daniel Kost

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2652-2658
Number of pages7
JournalOrganometallics
Volume26
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 May 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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