Tetrasila-1,3-butadiene and its transformation to disilenyl anions

Masaaki Ichinohe, Kaori Sanuki, Shigeyoshi Inoue, Akira Sekiguchi

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Abstract

The reaction of dilithiosilane, (tBu2 MeSi)2SiLi2 (2), with 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-1,2-dimesityldisilane produced the tetrasila-1,3-butadiene derivative, (tBu2 MeSi)2Si=Si(Mes)-(Mes)Si= Si(SiMetBu2)2 (3, Mes = 2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl), which was isolated as reddish-purpl e crystals. The structure of 3 was determined by both spectroscopic and crystallographic methods; the Si=Si double bond lengths are 2.2003(12) and 2.1983(12) Å, and the length of the central Si=Si singl e bond is 2.3376(11) Å. The tetrasilabutadiene moiety is highly twisted, the torsional angle of Si1=Si2-Si3=Si4 being 72°. The reaction of 3 with tBuLi or KC8 in THF gave the disilenyllithium 4 and disilenylpotassium 5, which contain an sp2-type silyl anion, by the reductive cleavage of the central Si-Si bond in 3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-116
Number of pages6
JournalSilicon Chemistry
Volume3
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anion
  • Disilene
  • Reduction
  • Tetrasilabutadiene

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