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Attempted Synthesis of a Homocyclic Bis(silyl)silylene Leads to the Formation of a Tricyclo[3,1,1,12,4]octasilane
Haas, Michael,Knoechl, Andreas,Wiesner, Tanja,Torvisco, Ana,Fischer, Roland,Jones, Cameron
, p. 4158 - 4170 (2019)
The reduction of 1,1-dibromo-cyclopentasilane with a mildly reducing magnesium(I) dimer [{(MesNacnac)Mg-}2] was examined, which gave rise to the formation of endocyclic disilene 1. The formation of 1 was further confirmed by a trapping experiment with MeOH. Additionally, 1 was found to dimerize slowly to 1-dimer. Furthermore, the formation of the homocyclic silylene was demonstrated by performing the reduction in the presence of Et3SiH as a trapping agent. To prevent the 1,2-trimethylsilyl shift, which causes a rapid degradation of the silylene, a second synthetic strategy was established. Therefore, two different tetrasilanes 4 and 5 were synthesized. Compounds 4 and 5 were subsequently reacted with 2.1 equiv of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to corresponding bis(trifluoromethanesulfonates) 6 and 7. 1,4-Dihalo-tetrasilanes 8a,b and 9 as well as hexasilanes 10 and 11 were obtained by a subsequent nucleophilic substitution of the triflate substituent with X- (X = Cl-, Br-, or R3Si-). Dianionic species 12 and 13 were synthesized by the reaction of corresponding hexasilanes 10 and 11 with 2.1 equiv of KOt-Bu. Surprisingly, the salt metathesis reaction of dianionic compound 13 does not lead to the formation of the expected 1,1-halocyclopentasilanes. Instead the formation of cyclobutasilane 14 was observed. The reaction of 9 with lithium led again to the formation of 14 alongside with the formation of cyclohexasilane 15. Interestingly, 14 underwent a ring-opening formation by the reaction with gaseous HCl in the presence of AlCl3 and compound 16 was formed. The reduction of 16 allowed straightforward access to 17 as a structurally complex hitherto unknown tricyclic polysilane.
TRIHYDRIDOSILYL-TERMINATED POLYSILANES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION
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Page/Page column 4, (2012/04/04)
Novel trihydridosilyl-terminated polysilanes and methods for their synthesis, which are applicable to other polysilanes, are provided. The synthetic methods provide for facile preparation of products with minimal handling of pyrophoric intermediates and b
