Direct spectroscopic study of unstable molecules with silicon-oxygen multiple bonds: Low temperature matrix stabilization of (CH3)2Si=O and (CD3)2Si=O in the gas phase

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)80151-7

To continue the IR spectroscopic investigations of intermediates with doublebonded silicon, the silanones (CH3)2Si=O and (CD3)2Si=O have been generated by vacuum pyrolysis of the corresponding 6-oxa-3-silabicyclo<3.1.0.>hexanes and of Diels-Alder adducts of silapyranes with maleic anhydride.The above silanones have first been stabilized from the gas phase in argon matrices at 12 K and studied by IR spectroscopy.Using the dependence of the spectra on temperature and pressure in the pyrolysis zone or in warming-up experiments (to 35-40 K) the following vibrational bands of silanones have been revealed: (CH3)2Si=O 1244, 1240, 1210, 822, 798, 770, 657 cm^-1; (CD3)2Si=O 1215, 1032, 1007, 995, 712, 685, 674 cm^-1.The limits of thermal ( 850 deg C) and kinetic (5 x 10E-4 torr) stability of dimethylsilanone were determined.By comparison of frequencies found with computed values the band 1210 cm^-1 in (CH3)2Si=O (1215 cm^-1 in (CD3)2Si=O) was assigned to a Si=O streching vibration.This frequency as well as the calculated force constant (8.32 mdyn/Angstroem) and order (1.45) of the Si=O bond are considered as evidence of significant double bonding in dimethylsilanone.