An acyclic imino-substituted silylene: Synthesis, isolation, and its facile conversion into a zwitterionic silaimine

Shigeyoshi Inoue, Kinga Leszczyńska

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Abstract

A new type of Si(II): A novel silylene stabilized by a Cp* and an imidazolin-2-iminato ligand has been prepared using two different methods (see scheme). The X-ray crystallographic structure shows that the silicon(II) center is coordinated to an ?2-Cp* ligand and the nitrogen atom of an imidazolin-2-iminato ligand. This silylene easily reacts with B(C6F5)3 to give a stable borane adduct having a zwitterionic resonance structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8589-8593
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume51
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • X-ray structures
  • carbenes
  • density functional calculations
  • silicon
  • silylenes

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