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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
Base-stabilized silaimine and its donor-free dimer derived from the reaction of NHC-supported silylene with SiCl4
1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, People's Republic of China. haiyancui555@163.com.
Abstract:
Reaction of the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-stabilized silylene ArN(SiMe3)Si(IiPr)Cl (1, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3, IiPr = 1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethyl-imidazol-2-ylidene) with SiCl4 resulted in the formation of three different products NHC-stabilized dichlorosilaimine ArN=Si(IiPr)Cl2 (2), aminotrichlorosilane ArN(SiMe3)SiCl3 (3) and a silaimine dimer (ArNSiCl2)2 (4) under different conditions. The products can be controlled by reaction conditions. Compound 2 is the first example of a less bulky NHC-supported silaimine via the reaction of a silylene with SiCl4.
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