Dinuclear silicon complexes of uracil, barbituric acid, and 5,5-dimethylbarbituric acid: Hydrolytic formation of cyclic oligomers

Evgenia Kertsnus-Banchik, Boris Gostevskii, Mark Botoshansky, Inna Kalikhman, Daniel Kost

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Abstract

The synthesis and properties of dinuclear silicon complexes derived from uracil, barbituric acid, and 5,5-dimethylbarbituric acid, through the reaction with (chloromethyl)dimethylchlorosilane and (chloromethyl)dichloro(methyl)silane are described. The oxygen atoms are weakly coordinated to silicon in all three groups of compounds. Mild hydrolysis of the dinuclear compounds leads to formation of cyclic oligomers, with 2-9 monomer units in each, in which the individual units are connected through siloxane groups. Lithium chloride is shown to act as an effective template, restricting oligomerization to dimers and preventing higher-mass product formation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5435-5445
Number of pages11
JournalOrganometallics
Volume29
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Nov 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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