Abstract
The synthesis and the X-ray structural analysis of novel pincer and half-pincer silyllithiums: Ar2 (N)(tBu2MeSi)SiLi (Ar(N) = o-dimethylbenzylamine) (2a), Ar2 (N)(tBu)SiLi·Et2O (2b), Me2N(CH2)3(tBuMe2Si)2SiLi (4) and [Ar(N)(tBuMe2Si)2SiLi]4 (8) are presented. These silyllithiums were obtained by metalation of the corresponding silanes with tBuMe2SiLi (for 2a, 2b, 4) and for 8 by consecutive reactions with tBuMe2SiLi and tBu2Hg. In the crystal the pincer silyllithiums 2a and 2b are monomeric. The half-pincer silyllithium 4 is dimeric, and 8 is tetrameric probably due to agostic interactions
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 537-544 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Structural Chemistry |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- H/Li exchange
- Half-Pincer
- Lithiation
- Pincer
- Si-H activation
- Silyllithium
- X-ray crystallography
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry