Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 17, 2026

Probing C84-embedded Si Substrate Using Scanning Probe Microscopy and Molecular Dynamics
Published on: September 28, 2016
Dynamic processes in silyl palladium complexes: evidence for intermediate Si-H and Si-Si sigma-complexes
Robert C Boyle1, Douglas Pool, Heiko Jacobsen
1Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA.
Abstract:
The silyl palladium complexes (dcpe)PdH(SiHtBu2) and (dcpe)Pd(SiHMe2)2 display NMR spectra that vary with temperature. The dynamic NMR behavior is consistent with long-lived sigma-complexes as intermediates. In the case of (dcpe)PdH(SiHtBu2), the intermediate is believed to be a symmetric complex with doubly bridged hydrogen atoms between the silicon and palladium. Dynamic interchange of the two silicon atoms in (dcpe)Pd(SiHMe2)2 is consistent with an intermediate Si-Si sigma-complex.
Related Concept Videos
Lewis Structures of Molecular Compounds and Polyatomic Ions
Valence Bond Theory
Network Covalent Solids
To break or to melt a covalent network solid, covalent bonds must be broken. Because covalent bonds are relatively strong, covalent network solids are typically...
Valence Bond Theory
Support Reactions
The purpose of the supports is to prevent the translational motion of the system by applying an equal and opposite force and to prevent the system's rotation by applying a...
Composite Bodies
Composite bodies have widespread applications in mechanical engineering, from automobiles to aircraft to rockets. For example, an automobile wheel comprises...

