@article{9b7712e43b3d4923bcbea88f874dd79a,
title = "The first electrochemical study of a silene. An unusually low oxidation potential, comparable to those of strong organic π-electron donors",
abstract = "The first electrochemical study of a compound containing a Si=C double bond, i.e., (t-BuMe2Si)(Me3-Si)Si=2-Ad, reveals an extremely low oxidation potential of 0.28 V (vs Ag/AgCl), which is comparable to those of of the best known organic electron donors.",
author = "Michael Bendikov and Victoria Kravchenko and Yitzhak Apeloig and Becker, {James Y.}",
note = "Funding Information: PM was supported by a clinical fellowship by Barts and the London Charity and the Joan Adams Fellowship . MK{\textquoteright}s work on pituitary tumours was supported by the Medical Research Council and the Rosetrees Trust . ",
year = "2004",
month = feb,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1021/om0341909",
language = "English",
volume = "23",
pages = "921--923",
journal = "Organometallics",
issn = "0276-7333",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
number = "4",
}