Abstract
The first donor-stabilized tetrasilacyclobutadiene dication species has been synthesized and fully characterized. Its unexpected formation occurs by the Lewis acid assisted reaction of the N-heterocyclic chloro silylene [L(Si:)Cl] (L = PhC(NtBu)2; amidinate) with Cp*ZrCl3 (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) in the molar ratio of 3:2. Remarkably, the four-membered Si4 core consists of two N-donor stabilized silylium subunits and two silylene-like moieties. The dicationic charge is somewhat delocalized on the Si4 core, which is supported by DFT calculations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8514-8517 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 8 Jun 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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