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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
Tetra-kis(2,3,5,5-tetra-methyl-hexen-2-yl)silane
Frank Meyer-Wegner1, Michael Bolte1, Hans-Wolfram Lerner1
1Institut für Anorganische Chemie, J. W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Abstract:
In the title compound, C40H76Si, the Si atom is located on a special position of site symmetry -4. Thus, there is just a quarter of a mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. The C=C double bonds exhibit a trans configuration. The Si atom and the tert-butyl group are located on the same side of the plane formed by the C=C double bond and its four substituents. The crystal packing shows no short contacts between the mol-ecules and despite the low crystal density (0.980 Mg m(-3)), there are no significant voids in the structure.
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