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Published on: October 18, 2019
Theoretical study on the isomeric structures and the stability of silylenoid (Tsi)Cl2SiLi (Tsi = C(SiMe3)3)
Ju Xie1, Dacheng Feng, Shengyu Feng
1Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The structures and isomerization of silylenoid (Tsi)Cl(2)SiLi (Tsi = C(SiMe(3))(3)) were studied by density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level. Four equilibrium structures and three isomeric transition states were located. The three-membered ring and p-complex structures, 1 and 2, are the two most stable forms. Two other local minima, the sigma-complex 3 and tetrahedron structure 4, should rearrange to 1 with very low barriers, and then to the most stable isomer 2. To exploit further the stability of silylenoid (Tsi)Cl(2)SiLi, the insertion reactions of 2 and silylene (Tsi)ClSi into the HF molecule have been investigated at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level, respectively. The results show that the insertion of 2 into HF is very similar to that of (Tsi)ClSi into HF, but the latter is more favorable. To probe the influence of the substituent Tsi on the stability of silylenoid (Tsi)Cl(2)SiLi, the isomers and insertion reaction of silylenoid CH(3)Cl(2)SiLi were investigated in a similar way of those with (Tsi)Cl(2)SiLi. The results indicate that silylenoid containing very bulky group Tsi exhibits unusual stability because of the severe steric hindrance produced by Tsi at the center to which it is attached.
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