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L Carina Siemes1, Jan Keuter1, Alexander Hepp1
1Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster , Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie , Corrensstraße 28-30 , D-48149 Münster , Deutschland.
Abstract:
Tetrasilasilylone N is composed of a silicon(0) atom, two NHC-coordinated silylenes, and a silaimine (Si═N) group. It reacts rapidly and selectively with the chalcogens selenium and tellurium to afford corresponding dichalcogenides 1 and 2 in high yields of 69-79%. In these compounds, one chalcogen atom is connected to the silicon(0) atom with a short bond in the range of Si═E double bonds. The second chalcogen atom adopts the bridging position between the Si(0) atom and the Si═N group. Using only 1 equiv of tellurium affords the selective formation of monotelluride 3 in 84% yield. In this monotelluride, the tellurium atom adopts a bridging position between the silylone functionality and the Si═N group.
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