Nitro and nitritosilanes: do they and can they exist?

Area of Science:

• Inorganic chemistry
• Computational chemistry
• Organosilicon chemistry

Background:

• Nitrosilanes, analogous to nitro-metalloids, are largely uncharacterized.
• The nitrite isomers of these compounds are known and utilized as reagents.
• Existing research on nitritosilanes primarily investigates their reactivity, leaving their fundamental existence in question.

Purpose of the Study:

• To computationally investigate the potential existence of nitrosilanes.
• To provide theoretical confirmation for the existence of nitritosilanes.

Main Methods:

• Computational verification of nitrosilane structures and stability.
• Theoretical analysis of bonding and electronic properties.

Main Results:

• Full computational confirmation for the existence of nitrosilanes.
• Established the theoretical basis for nitrosilane stability and properties.

Conclusions:

• Nitrosilanes are confirmed to exist as theoretically viable chemical entities.
• This work resolves doubts regarding the identity and existence of nitrosilanes, opening avenues for future research.