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Experimental charge density study of a silylone
, Niepötter B., Herbst-Irmer R., Kratzert D., Samuel P.P., Roesky H.W., Jerabek P., Frenking G., Stalke D.
Published in Wiley Online Library
2014
Volume: 53
   
Issue: 10
Pages: 2766 - 2770
Abstract
An experimental and theoretical charge density study confirms the interpretation of (cAAC)2Si as a silylone to be valid. Two separated VSCCs present in the non-bonding region of the central silicon are indicative for two lone pairs. In the experiment, both the two crystallographically independent Si-C bond lengths and ellipticities vary notably. It is only the cyclohexyl derivative that shows significant differences in these values, both in the silylones and the germylones. Only by calculating increasing spheres of surrounding point charges we were able to recover the changes in the properties of the charge density distribution caused by weak intermolecular interactions. The nitrogen-carbene-carbon bond seems to have a significant double-bond character, indicating a singlet state for the carbene carbon, which is needed for donor acceptor bonding. Thus the sum of bond angles at the nitrogen atoms seems to be a reasonable estimate for singlet versus triplet state of cAACs. Two non-bonding VSCCs found in a silylone: An experimental and theoretical charge-density study confirms the interpretation of (cAAC)2Si as a silylone to be valid. The two separated VSCCs present in the non-bonding region of the central silicon are indicative for two lone pairs. The nitrogen-carbene-carbon bond seems to have a significant double bond character, indicating a singlet state for the carbene carbon atom. © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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JournalData powered by TypesetAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
PublisherData powered by TypesetWiley Online Library
ISSN14337851
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