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  • Materials Science
  • Organosilicon Chemistry

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  • Fluoridosilicate chemistry offers pathways to novel silicon-based anions.
  • Cyanide ligands can be incorporated into silicon coordination complexes.
  • Synthesis of novel silicon-containing salts and ionic liquids is an active area of research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel ammonium and metal salts containing the [SiF(CN)5 ]2- and [Si(CN)6 ]2- dianions.
  • To explore the utility of cyanotrimethylsilane as a precursor for silicon cyanide compounds.
  • To investigate the formation of ionic liquids based on silicon cyanide anions.

Main Methods:

  • Fluoride/cyanide exchange reactions using fluoridosilicate precursors and cyanotrimethylsilane.
  • Neutralization reactions with metal hydroxides to form metal salts.
  • Salt metathesis reactions to synthesize ionic liquids.
  • Characterization of synthesized compounds using standard analytical techniques.

Main Results:

  • Successful synthesis of ammonium salts with [SiF(CN)5 ]2- and [Si(CN)6 ]2- dianions.
  • Generation of metal salts M2 [Si(CN)6 ] (M=Li, K) using decomposable cations.
  • Isolation of the ionic liquid [BMIm]2 [Si(CN)6 ] with a melting point of 72°C.
  • All synthesized salts were obtained in good yields and fully characterized.

Conclusions:

  • Facile synthesis routes for novel silicon cyanide anions and their salts have been established.
  • Cyanotrimethylsilane is an effective reagent for introducing cyanide ligands into silicon coordination spheres.
  • The synthesized compounds, including an ionic liquid, represent new additions to the field of silicon chemistry.