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Published on: June 21, 2017
Formation of a 1,4-diamino-2,3-disila-1,3-butadiene derivative
Kartik Chandra Mondal1, Herbert W Roesky, Birger Dittrich
1Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität , Tammannstraße 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Abstract:
A 1,4-diamino-2,3-disila-1,3-butadiene derivative of composition (Me2-cAAC)2(Si2Cl2) (Me2-cAAC = :C(CMe2)2(CH2)N-2,6-iPr2C6H3) was synthesized by reduction of the Me2-cAAC:SiCl4 adduct with KC8. This compound is stable at 0 °C for 3 months in an inert atmosphere. Theoretical studies reveal that the silicon atoms exhibit pyramidal coordination, where the Cl-Si-Si-Cl dihedral angle is twisted by 43.3° (calcd 45.9°). The two silicon-carbon bonds are intermediates between single and double Si-C bonds due to twisting of the C-Si-Si-C dihedral angle (163.6°).
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