The Family of Ferrocene‐Stabilized Silylium Ions: Synthesis, 29Si NMR Characterization,Lewis Acidity,Substituent Scrambling,and Quantum‐Chemical Analyses

The purpose of this systematic experimental and theoretical study is to deeply understand the unique bonding situation in ferrocene‐stabilized silylium ions as a function of the substituents at the silicon atom and to learn about the structure parameters that determine the ²⁹Si NMR chemical shift and electrophilicity of these strong Lewis acids. For this, ten new members of the family of ferrocene‐stabilized silicon cations were prepared by a hydride abstraction reaction from silanes with the trityl cation and characterized by multinuclear ¹H and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. A closer look at the NMR spectra revealed that additional minor sets of signals were not impurities but silylium ions with substitution patterns different from that of the initially formed cation. Careful assignment of these signals furnished experimental proof that sterically less hindered silylium ions are capable of exchanging substituents with unreacted silane precursors. Density functional theory calculations provided mechanistic insight into that substituent transfer in which the migrating group is exchanged between two silicon fragments in a concerted process involving a ferrocene‐bridged intermediate. Moreover, the quantum‐chemical analysis of the ²⁹Si NMR chemical shifts revealed a linear relationship between δ(²⁹Si) values and the Fe???Si distance for subsets of silicon cations. An electron localization function and electron localizability indicator analysis shows a three‐center two‐electron bonding attractor between the iron, silicon, and C′_ipso atoms, clearly distinguishing the silicon cations from the corresponding carbenium ions and boranes. Correlations between ²⁹Si NMR chemical shifts and Lewis acidity, evaluated in terms of fluoride ion affinities, are seen only for subsets of silylium ions, sometimes with non‐intuitive trends, indicating a complicated interplay of steric and electronic effects on the degree of the Fe???Si interaction.     

Nitrogen-containing organosilicon compounds. 150. Synthesis and chromatographic and 1H, 13C, 15N,and 29Si NMR spectroscopic investigation of substituted (piperidinoalkyl)silanes

Substituted (piperidinoalkyl)silanes were synthesized and investigated by means of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and GLC. The data obtained indicate an additional N-Si interaction in -aminomethylsilanes that depends substantially on the properties of the substituents attached to the silicon atom. The effect of the R¹R²R³Si substituent on the capacity of the nitrogen atom for intermolecular interactions is not restricted to steric effects but also has electronic character.See [1] for communication 149.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 12, pp. 1644–1652, December, 1991.     

Application des spectrographies RMN 13C et 1H a l'etude de derives cycliques du silicium et germanium,interactions pπdπ

The properties of 1-sila- and 1-gemma-cyclopent-2-(or -3-)enes with various substituents have been investigated by ¹³C and ¹H NMR spectroscopies. Values of chemical shifts and coupling constants in olefinic cyclic systems and in aromatic or ethylenic substituents attached to the hereto atom suggest the presence of a mesomeric p_πd_π interaction, particularly for the silicon atom. Studies at low temperatures given conformational data, which have been compared with data from the literature.     

Planar Chiral,Ferrocene‐Stabilized Silicon Cations

The preparation of a series of planar chiral, ferrocenyl‐substituted hydrosilanes as precursors of ferrocene‐stabilized silicon cations is described. These molecules also feature stereogenicity at the silicon atom. The generation and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopic characterization of the corresponding silicon cations is reported, and problems arising from interactions of the electron‐deficient silicon atom and adjacent C(sp³)?H bonds or aromatic π donors are discussed. These issues are overcome by tethering another substituent at the silicon atom to the ferrocene backbone. The resulting annulation also imparts conformational rigidity and steric hindrance in such a way that the central chirality at the silicon atom is set with complete diastereocontrol. These chiral Lewis acid catalysts were then tested in difficult Diels–Alder reactions, but no enantioinduction was seen.     

Reversible photoswitching of the coordination numbers of silicon in organosilicon compounds bearing a 2-(phenylazo)phenyl group

Several organosilicon compounds bearing a 2-(phenylazo)phenyl group were synthesized from the corresponding chlorosilanes and 2-lithioazobenzene prepared by halogen-lithium transmetalation of 2-iodoazobenzene. Their structures were determined by (1)H, (13)C, (19)F, and (29)Si NMR spectra, UV-vis spectra, and X-ray crystallographic analyses. In the UV-vis spectra, silyl groups caused red shifts of both the n-pi and pi-pi transitions of the azo group compared with the transitions of the unsubstituted azobenzene. The E-isomers of the fluorosilanes showed an intramolecular interaction between a nitrogen atom of the azo group and the silicon atom, leading their intermediate structures between a distorted trigonal bipyramidal structure and a tetrahedral structure around the silicon atoms, which were revealed by the X-ray crystallographic analyses and the NMR spectra. On the other hand, silanes without fluorine atoms showed tetrahedral structures in the absence of such an interaction. The photoirradiation of the E-isomers of the fluorosilanes afforded reversibly the corresponding Z-isomers in good yields. The silicon atoms of the Z-isomers were found to be tetracoordinate in the absence of Si-N interactions by the (29)Si NMR spectra. The coordination numbers of the silicon atom of the fluorosilanes were reversibly switched between four and five by photoirradiation. These properties were compared to those of a tetrafluoro[2-(phenylazo)phenyl]silicate.     

Combined Crossed Molecular Beams and Ab Initio Study of the Bimolecular Reaction of Ground State Atomic Silicon (Si; 3P) with Germane (GeH4; X1A1)

The chemical dynamics of the elementary reaction of ground state atomic silicon (Si; ³P) with germane (GeH₄; X¹A₁) were unraveled in the gas phase under single collision condition at a collision energy of 11.8±0.3 kJ mol⁻¹ exploiting the crossed molecular beams technique contemplated with electronic structure calculations. The reaction follows indirect scattering dynamics and is initiated through an initial barrierless insertion of the silicon atom into one of the four chemically equivalent germanium-hydrogen bonds forming a triplet collision complex (HSiGeH₃; ³ i1 ). This intermediate underwent facile intersystem crossing (ISC) to the singlet surface (HSiGeH₃; ¹ i1 ). The latter isomerized via at least three hydrogen atom migrations involving exotic, hydrogen bridged reaction intermediates eventually leading to the H₃SiGeH isomer i5 . This intermediate could undergo unimolecular decomposition yielding the dibridged butterfly-structured isomer ¹ p1 (Si(μ-H₂)Ge) plus molecular hydrogen through a tight exit transition state. Alternatively, up to two subsequent hydrogen shifts to i6 and i7 , followed by fragmentation of each of these intermediates, could also form ¹ p1 (Si(μ-H₂)Ge) along with molecular hydrogen. The overall non-adiabatic reaction dynamics provide evidence on the existence of exotic dinuclear hydrides of main group XIV elements, whose carbon analog structures do not exist.     

Substituent effect on the aromaticity of the silolide anion

The effect of the substituents on the planarity and aromaticity of the silolide anion was studied computationally. It was revealed that π-electron acceptor groups (e.g., silyl or trimethylsilyl) at the α position of the ring reduce substantially the inversion barrier about the central silicon increasing the aromaticity according to isomeric stabilization energy (ISE) and NICS values. In the planar and highly aromatic silolide anions, the mesomeric structures with the largest weight exhibit a Si=C double bond and a negative charge which is located at the α or β carbons based on NRT calculations. 2,5-disilylsilacyclopentadienides coordinated by naked Li⁺ have planar minima, however, further coordination by THF molecules (as in a solution) reduces somewhat the flattening of the silicon pyramid. NMR calculations were carried out to understand the connection between the ²⁹Si chemical shift and the aromaticity of the ring. It was revealed that the commonly accepted charge transfer–chemical shift relationship is strongly influenced by the substituents and the counter cation. THF complexation of the Li counter cation has a small influence on the NMR shift.     

Synthesis and structure of silyl-substituted imidazol-2-ylidenes and their precursors

Previously unknown heterocyclic carbenes and their precursors containing a silicon atom in the side chain were prepared. Their structures were studied by multinuclear ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy.     

Mononuclear polyunsaturated organosilicon dendrimers simultaneously containing (CH=CH) and (C≡C) fragments

Mononuclear organosilicon tri- and tetradendrons of the zero, first, and second generations, containing double bonds in the internal near-core molecular sphere, internal C≡C groups, and terminal Me, CH=CHSiMe₃, and C≡CH substituents at the central silicon atom were synthesized. Their IR and ¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si NMR spectra were studied. The molecular weights of the dendrimers obtained were evaluated, and key parameters of these compounds are presented.     

Synthesis,Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Acetamide- and Caprolactam-Containing Silicon Catecholates

Hexacoordinated heteroligand silicon catecholates, although being prospective as easily soluble compounds with high hydrolytic stability and diverse redox properties, have been insufficiently studied. The transesterification of 1-(trimethoxysilylmethyl)-2-oxohexahydroaze or N-methyl-N-(trimethoxysilylmethyl)acetamide by two equivalents of catechol derivatives in the presence of dicyclohexylamine afforded a series of target compounds in good yield. The complexes were characterized using elemental analysis, FTIR, ¹H, ¹³C and ²⁹Si NMR spectra, X-ray crystallography and cyclic voltammetry. X-ray diffraction confirmed that the silicon atom possesses the octahedral geometry of the SiCO₅ polyhedron that remains unchanged in solution as it follows from ²⁹Si NMR data. The compounds demonstrated up to three oxidation waves; and the reduction profile strongly depended on the nature of the substituents on a catecholate anion.     

Blue-Shift Hydrogen Bonds in Silyltriptycene Derivatives: Antibonding σ* Orbitals of the Si−C Bond as Effective Acceptors of Electron Density

Triptycene derivatives are widely utilized in different fields of chemistry and materials sciences. Their physicochemical properties, often of pivotal importance for the rational design of triptycene-based functional materials, are influenced by noncovalent interactions between substituents mounted on the triptycene skeleton. Herein, a unique interaction between electron-rich substituents in the peri position and the silyl group located on the bridgehead sp³-carbon is discussed on the example of 1,4-dichloro-9-(p-methoxyphenyl)-silyltriptycene (TRPCl) which exists in solution in the form of two rotamers differing by dispositions, syn or anti, of the Si−C_Ph (the C_Ph atom is from the p-methoxyphenyl group) bond against the peri-Cl atom. For the first time, substantial differences between the Si−C_Ph bonds in these two dispositions are identified, based on indirect experimental and direct theoretical evidence. For these two orientations, the experimental ¹J(Si,C_Ph) values differ by as much as 10 percent. The differences are explained in terms of effective electron density transfer from the peri-Cl atom to the antibonding σ* orbitals of the Si−X bonds (X=H, C_Ph) oriented anti to that atom. The electronic effects are revealed by an NBO analysis. Connections of these observations with the notion of blue-shifting hydrogen bonds are discussed.     

Theoretical studies on the electronic structures and spectra of single silicon-doped SWCNTs

The equilibrium geometries and electronic structures of a series of SWCNTs doped with a silicon atom were studied by using density function theory (DFT). The most stable doping site of silicon predicted at B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level was located near the boundary of the SWCNTs. The energy gaps of (3,3) C₄₈, (3,3) C₆₀ and (3,3) C₇₂ were respectively decreased by 0.43, 0.25 and 0.14 eV after doping. Based on the B3LYP/6-31G(d) optimized geometries, the electronic spectra of the doped SWCNTs were computed using the INDO/CIS method. The first UV absorption at 973.9 nm of (5,5)-Si(L) (C₅₉Si) compared with that at 937.5 nm of (5,5) (C₆₀) was red-shifted. The ¹³C NMR spectra and nuclear independent chemical shifts (NICS) of the doped SWCNTs were investigated at B3LYP/6-31G(d) level. The chemical shift at 119.4 of the carbon atom bonded with the silicon atom in (3,3)-Si(L) (C₅₉Si) in comparison with that at 144.1 of the same carbon atom in (3,3) (C₆₀) moved upfield. The tendency of the aromaticity (NICS = −0.1) for (3,3)-Si(H) (C₄₇Si) with respect to that of the anti-aromaticity (NICS = 6.0) for (3,3) (C₄₈) was predicted.      

Quantum-chemical calculations of NMR chemical shifts of organic molecules: XV. Relativistic calculations of <Superscript>29</Superscript>Si NMR chemical shifts of silanes

Calculations of ²⁹Si NMR chemical shifts of 68 silanes possessing various substituents, in particular, with heavy halogens attached to silicon atom, were carried out applying an efficient calculation scheme of locally dense basis set in the framework of the electron density functional theory utilizing the Keal–Tozer functional combined with relativistic Dyall basis sets on a four-component relativistic level. The main factors of calculation accuracy of silicon chemical shifts were analyzed including the relativistic effects, environmental impact, and vibrational corrections. The mean absolute calculation error for the studied compounds series accounting for all mentioned factors was 14.0 ppm for the nonrelativistic calculation and 6.7 ppm for the four-component relativistic calculation at the range of silicon chemical shifts variation of ~250 ppm.     

Silicon Bridged [1] ferrocenophanes

The first examples of [1] ferrocenophanes have been prepared. The [1] ferrocenophanes contain silicon as the bridging atom and the ¹H NMR and electronic spectra of the compounds are in accordance with ring-tilted structures.     

Substituent effects in homoleptic iron(II) and ruthenium(II) complexes of 4′-hydrazone derivatives of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine

The synthesis and characterization of eight homoleptic iron(II) and ruthenium(II) complexes containing 4′-hydrazone-substituted 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine ligands are described. ¹H NMR spectroscopic data illustrate that the coordinated ligands undergo facile rotation about the C_pyridine–N_hydrazone bond when the N atom is methylated, and hindered bond rotation when the hydrazone NH unit is available for hydrogen bonding to solvent molecules. Detailed structural studies illustrate how the flexibility of the backbone of the complexes leads to significant variation in packing. Throughout the series of solid structures, the packing is dictated by a combination of face-to-face aromatic π-stacking, edge-to-face aromatic interactions and classical and non-classical hydrogen bonding.     

Lithiumhydridosilylamide R2(H)SiN(Li)R′ – Darstellung,Eigenschaften und Kristallstrukturen

Lithium Hydridosilylamides R₂(H)SiN(Li)R′ – Preparation, Properties, and Crystal Structures The hydridosilylamines R₂(H)SiNHR′ ( 1 a : R = CHMe₂, R′ = SiMe₃; 1 b : R = Ph, R′ = SiMe₃; 1 c : R = CMe₃, R′ = SiMe₃; 1 d : R = R′ = CMe₃) were prepared by coammonolysis of chlorosilanes R₂(H)SiCl with Me₃SiCl ( 1 a , 1 b ) as well as by reaction of (Me₃C)₂(H)SiNHLi with Me₃SiCl ( 1 c ) and Me₃CNHLi with (Me₃C)₂(H)SiCl ( 1 d ). Treatment of 1 a–1 d with n-butyllithium in equimolar ratio in n-hexane resulted in the corresponding lithiumhydridosilylamides R₂(H)SiN(Li)R′ 2 a–2 d , stable in boiling m-xylene. The amines and amides were characterized spectroscopically, and the crystal structures of 2 b–2 d were determined. The comparison of the Si–H stretching vibrations and ²⁹Si–¹H coupling constants indicates that the hydrogen atom of the Si–H group in the amides has a high hydride character. The amides are dimeric in the solid state, forming a planar four-membered Li₂N₂ ring. Strong (Si)H … Li interactions exist in 2 c and 2 d , may be considered as quasi tricyclic dimers. The ‘‘NSiHLi rings”︁”︁ are located on the same side of the central Li₂N₂ ring. In 2 b significant interactions occurs between one lithium atom and the phenyl substituents. Furthermore all three amides show CH₃ … Li contacts.     

Synthesis and Characterization of New N‐Heterocyclic Silylazides

Three novel pyridine functionalized N‐heterocyclic silanes, bearing chloride and azide moieties, were synthesized and characterized by NMR spectroscopy (¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si), mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and single‐crystal XRD. The molecular structures show a comparably strong dative interaction of the pyridine‐N with the Si center, formally inducing a penta‐coordination arrangement at the silicon(IV). Under appropriate conditions, the silylazides, presented in this work, might be able to thermo‐ or photolytically liberate gaseous nitrogen giving rise to a promising synthetic option to access a variety of new transition metal silylene complexes with potential applications in various catalytic reactions.     

New polysilalkylenes: synthesis and gas-separation properties

A series of polysiltrimethylenes with different substituents at the silicon atom, as well as new polydimethylsilmethylene, were synthesized by the ring-opening polymerization of the corresponding sila- and disilacyclobutanes. For the first time, the copolymerization of dimethylsila- and tetramethyldisilacyclobutanes was carried out with formation of permethylsilalkylene elastomers containing a controlled number of silmethylene and siltrimethylene units in the main chain. Permeability coefficients of n-alkanes C₁-C₄ were measured for the prepared silalkylene homopolymers and copolymers by mass spectrometric and barometric techniques. An analysis of the permeability, solubility, and diffusion coefficients indicated that the separation of hydrocarbons proceeded according to a solubility-controlled mechanism. Polysilalkylenes with various structures of radicals at the Si atom were applied onto the surface of porous hollow fibers. The study of gas-separation parameters of the obtained composite membranes showed that they dramatically depended on the type of substituents at the Si atom. The series of polypermethylsilalkylenes are promising as membrane materials for the separation of hydrocarbon gases.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2497–2503, November, 2004.     

Synthesis,structure, and stereochemical non-rigidity of bis[(2,2-dimethyl-4-oxo-2<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-benzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">e</Emphasis>][1,3]oxazin-3(4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-yl)methyl] dichlorosilane and -germane

Bis[(2,2-dimethyl-4-oxo-2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazin-3(4H)-yl)methyl]dichlorosilane (1) and -germane (2) were synthesized by the reaction of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(trimethylsilyl)-2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazin-3(4H)-one with bis(chloromethyl)dichlorosilane and -germane, respectively, taken in a ratio of 2 : 1. The structures of these compounds were determined and their stereodynamic behavior in solution was studied by multinuclear (¹H, ¹³C, and ²⁹Si) and twodimensional (¹H, ¹³C COSY, HETCOR) NMR spectroscopy. The ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopic study of a solution of complex 1 provides evidence that the silicon atom in this complex is pentacoordinate. The X-ray diffraction study showed that the germanium atom in complex 2 in the solid state is hexacoordinate. The permutation isomerization in the coordination units of complexes 1 and 2 was found and investigated by dynamic ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Different mechanisms of stereodynamic transformations are suggested and discussed.