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Reaction of trimethylsilylacetylenes with antimony pentafluoride under matrix isolation conditions: experimental and
Helena Cicak1, Hrvoj Vancik, Zlatko Mihalić
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Abstract:
Reaction of trimethylsilylacetylenes Me(3)SiC≡CR with SbF(5) in the solid state was investigated using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy and quantum-mechanical calculations. Two reaction pathways were detected. Replacement of the trimethylsilyl group with SbF(4) produces neutral antimony acetylides F(4)SbC≡CR. Acetylenic bond protonation produces silyl cation 6-R, fully bridged for R = H and SiMe(3). High total charges on the bridging SiMe(3) group and low Me(3)Si-C bond orders to acetylenic moiety, both calculated at the MP4(SDQ)/6-311G(d,p) level of theory, indicate high silyl cation character of these species.
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