10.1246/bcsj.68.3215
The research focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and structural analysis of highly twisted ethylene dianion dilithiums stabilized by phenyl and silyl groups. The purpose of the study was to investigate the structure and bonding of organolithium compounds, specifically 1,2-dilithioethane derivatives, which are of significant interest due to their theoretical and experimental properties. The researchers synthesized and characterized phenyl- and silyl-substituted ethylene dianion dilithiums, namely [1-phenyl-1,2,2-tris(trimethylsilyl)ethylene][bis[(dimethoxyethane)lithium(I)]] (2) and [1,1-diphenyl-2,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethylene][tris(tetrahydrofuran)dilithium(I)] (4), using X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. The conclusions drawn from the study were that these dianions are stabilized by both phenyl and silyl groups, and there is a substantial delocalization of the negative charge into the phenyl ring.