Abstract
Reactions of carbon monoxide (CO) with tBu2MeSiLi and (E)-(tBu2MeSi)(tBuMe2Si)C=Si(SiMetBu2)Li⋅2 THF (4) were studied both experimentally and computationally. Reaction of tBu2MeSiLi with CO in hexane yields the first stable tetra-silyl di-ketyl biradical [(tBu2MeSi)2COLi].2 (3). Reaction of 4 with CO yields selectively and quantitatively the first reported 1-silaallenolate, (tBu2MeSi)(tBuMe2Si)C=C=Si(SiMetBu2)OLi⋅THF (5). Both 3 and 5 were characterized by X-ray crystallography and biradical 3 also by EPR spectroscopy. Silaallenolate 5 reacts with Me3SiCl to produce siloxy substituted 1-silaallene (tBu2MeSi)(tBuMe2Si)C=C=Si(SiMetBu2)OSiMe3. The reaction of 4 with CO provides a new route to 1-silaallenes. The mechanisms of the reactions of tBuMe2SiLi and of 4 with CO were studied by DFT calculations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 18849-18853 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 52 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Dec 2019 |
Keywords
- 1-silaallenolate
- EPR
- ketyl radicals
- silenyl lithium
- silyl lithium
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry