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Synthesis of the first persilylated ammonium ion, [(Me3Si) 3NSi(H)Me2]+, by silylium-catalyzed methyl/hydrogen exchange reactions
Labbow, Rene,Reiss, Fabian,Schulz, Axel,Villinger, Alexander
, p. 3223 - 3226 (2014)
This work describes the unexpected synthesis and characterization of the first persilylated ammonium ion, [(Me3Si)3NSi(H)Me 2]+, in the reaction of (Me3Si)3N with [Me3Si-H-SiMe3][B(C6F5) 4]. NMR and Raman studies revealed a transition-metal-free silylium ion catalyzed substituent redistribution process when [Me3Si-H- SiMe3]+ was used as the silylating reagent. These observations were affirmed in the reaction with [Et3Si-H-SiEt 3][B(C6F5)4]. A Lewis acid catalyzed scrambling process always occurs if an excess of silanes is present in the formation of silylium cations while employing the standard Bartlett-Schneider- Condon type reaction. Additionally, the thermodynamics of this process was accessed by DFT computations at the pbe1pbe/aug-cc-pVDZ level, indicating alkyl substituent exchange equilibria at the silane and preference of the formation of [(Me3Si)3NSi(H)Me2]+ over [(Me 3Si)4N]+.