29Si NMR Spektroskopie von Cyclopentasilanen

The structure and ²⁹Si chemical shifts of the halodimethylsilylnonamethylcyclopentasilanes Si₅Me₉SiMe₂X (1–4) and the halononamethylcyclopentasilanes Si₅Me₉X (5–8) (X = F, Cl, Br, I) have been assigned using ¹J(SiSi) and ²J(SiSi) coupling constants derived from ²⁹Si-INADEQUATE and ²⁹Si-INEPT—INADEQUATE NMR spectra. The compounds exhibit good correlation between chemical shift, ¹J(SiSi) and Pauling electronegativities.     

13C, 15N and 29Si NMR spectra of triazasilatranes

¹³C, ¹⁵N and ²⁹Si chemical shifts and ²⁹Si¹H, ²⁹Si¹³C and ²⁹Si¹⁵N coupling constants as well as SiH bond stretching frequencies in the triazasilatranes (I) (2,5,8,9-tetraaza-1-silatricyclo[3.3.3.0^1,5] undecanes) and model compounds, tris(alkylamino)silanes with R_Si = H, Me, CH₂CH (Vi) and C₆H₅ (Ph) were measured. A stronger intramolecular N → Si bonding was revealed in I compared with their oxygen analogues, silatranes (II). This was assumed to be caused by the higher polarity of the equatorial SiX bonds in I (X = NH) in comparison with II (X = O).     

Silylmethyl and silylamino groups as ligands in tin(II), tin(IV), lead(II) and lead(IV) compounds—a multinuclear magnetic resonance study

We have studied tin(II), tin(IV), lead(II) and lead(IV) compounds of the type M[CH(SiMe₃)₂]₂ (5), M[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂ (6), M[N(SiMe₃)SiMe₂^tBu]₂ (7), Me₃MCH₂SiMe₃ (1), Me₃MCH(SiMe₃)₂ (3), Me₃MNHSiMe₂^tBu (2), Me₃MN(SiMe₃)₂ (4), Me₂M[N(SiMe₃)₂]₂, (8) and (Me₃M)₂NSiMe₂^tBu (9) by ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ²⁹Si, ¹¹⁹Sn and ²⁰⁷Pb NMR spectroscopy. In some cases, two-dimensional (2-D) ¹³C/¹H and ²⁹Si/¹H heteroscalar-correlated NMR spectra served for the comparison of the signs of the respective coupling constants [ⁿJ(M ¹³C), ²J(M²⁹Si) and ⁿJ(M¹H)]. The ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR parameter of comparable compounds (replacement of the CH or CH₂ fragment by a nitrogen atom or the NH group, respectively), show analogous trends. In the monomeric M(II) compounds (5, 6, 7) the peculiar electronic situation at the metal is reflected by the extreme deshielding of the metal nuclei (e.g. δ²⁰⁷ Pb for 5b = +9110 ppm), by the strongly deshielded ¹³C (5) and ¹⁵N nuclei (6, 7), as well as by large negative contributions to the reduced nuclear spin—spin coupling constants ¹K(M¹³C) (5) and ¹K(M¹⁵N) (6). In the M(II) compounds 5 the ¹¹⁹Sn and, in particular, the ²⁰⁷Pb longitudinal and transverse nuclear relaxation is dominated by the chemical-shift-anisotropy mechanism. This is also true for 6 and 7, in which the transverse relaxation rate is further increased by scalar relaxation of the second kind owing to partially relaxed scalar coupling ¹J(M¹⁴N).     

NMR-spektroskopische Untersuchungen an Undecamethylcyclohexasilanyl-Derivaten

The structure and ²⁹Si chemical shifts of nine undecamethylcyclohexasilanyl derivatives, Si₆Me₁₁X (X = Fe(CO)₂cp, SO₃CF₃, F, Cl, Br, I, H, C CH, OH), have been assigned using ¹J_SiSi and ²J_SiSi derived from ²⁹Si-INADEQUATE and ²⁹Si-INEPT-INADEQUATE and ²⁹Si-INEPT-INADEQUATE NMR spectra. Only the halo-derivatives exhibit linear correlation between ¹J_SiSi and Pauling electronegativities. The correlation of other derivatives is improved by employing Inamato's inductivity values. A new synthetic route to Si₆Me₁₁X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) has been developed.     

Hydrido-silyl-komplexe: VII. Strukturchemische und 29Si-NMR-spektroskopische untersuchungen an C5R′5(CO)(L)Mn(H)SiR3. Einfluss der substituenten R und R′ sowie des liganden L auf die Mn,H,Si-dreizentrenbindung

In C₅R′₅(CO)(L)Mn(H)SiR₃ complexes the oxidative addition reaction of the silane HSiR₃ with the C₅R′₅(CO)(L)Mn fragment (L = CO, PR₃, P(OR)₃, CNR) is incomplete. These compounds contain Mn,H,Si two-electron three-center bonds in their ground states, which are strongly influenced by electronic and steric properties of both the metal complexes moiety and the silyl group. ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopic investigation of complexes with different ligands L or substituents R and R′, and structure analyses reveal, that the coupling constant J(SiMnH) and the MnSi distance are especially good indicators for changes in the bonding situation. Electron-donating ligands and/or electronegative substituents R favour addition of SiR₃, as indicated by small J(SiMnH) values and short MnSi distances in the particular complexes. By means of a neutron diffraction study of MeCp(CO)₂Mn(H)SiFPh₂ (1) (MnSi 235.2(4), MnH 156.9(4), SiH 180.2(5) pm) and X-ray structure analyses of MeCp(CO)(PMe₃)Mn(H)SiHPh₂ (2) (MnSi 232.7(1) pm) and C₅Me₅(CO)₂Mn(H)SiHPh₂ (3) (MnSi 239.5(1) pm) structural parameters which are typical for the three-center bonds, are discussed. By comparison of known structures the reaction pathway for the oxidative addition (reductive elimination) of silanes can be derived.     

Long-range nuclear spin-spin coupling between 11B and 13C, 29Si or 119Sn: a promising tool for structural assignment

The influence of unresolved long-range nuclear spin-spin coupling [ⁿJ(¹¹BX) (n > 1; X = ¹³C, ²⁹Si or ¹¹⁹Sn)] on X resonances has been studied for aminoboranes (1 and 2), haloboration (2 and 4), hydroboration (5) and organoboration products of alkynes (6 and 7). The differential broadening of X resonances in the X NMR spectra arising from ⁿJ(¹¹BX) (most obvious for X= ¹¹⁹Sn) shows a qualitatively useful pattern of various coupling pathways. |²J(¹³CN-¹¹B)| in 1 and 2 appears to be sensitive to the nature of the trans-ligand and to the ring rize. In many alkenylboranes (3, 4, 5b and d, 6 and 7) the magnitude of the coupling constants across the CC double bond follows the trend |²J(¹¹BX)| ∼ |³J(¹¹BX)|_cis < |³J(¹¹BX)|_trans. An increasing number of electropositive substituents at the CC double bond causes an increase in the magnitude of |³J(¹¹BX)|_cis,trans. If there are only organyl groups of hydrogen attached to the CC double bond, as in the hydroboration products of alkynes (5a and c) |ⁿJ(¹³C-¹¹B)| appears to be too small with respect to [T_Q(¹¹B)]⁻¹, and the differential broadening was neglibible under the experimental conditions used.     

Synthese und Reaktivität von Silicium-übergangsmetall-Komplexen: XXI. Ferrio-azidosilane and Ferriosilyl-iminophosphorane

Reaction of the ferriochlorosilanes R₅C₅(CO)₂FeSiR′_3-nCl_n (1a–1f) with sodium azide in tetrahydrofuran yields the ferrio- (mono-, bis-, and tris-azido)silanes R₅C₅(CO)₂FeSiR′_3-n(N₃)_n (R = H, Me; R′ = Me, H; n = 1–3) (2a–2f). CCl₄ converts Cp(CO)₂FeSiMe(H)N₃ (2a) into the ferrioazido(chloro)silane Cp(CO)₂-FeSiMe(Cl)N₃ (3). Treatment of 2d, 2f with Me₃P results in the formation of the ferriosilyl-iminophosphoranes Cp(CO)₂FeSi(N₃)(R)NPMe₃ (R = Me, N₃), (4a, 4b) by N₂ elimination.     

195Pt, 119Sn and 31P NMR studies of alkyl,aryl and acyl trichlorostannate complexes of platinum(II). The crystal structure of trans-[Pt(SnCl3)(COC6H5)(PEt3)2]

¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn and ³¹P NMR characteristics of the complexes trans-[Pt(SnCl₃)(carbon ligand)(PEt₃)₂] (1a-1e) are reported, (carbon ligand = CH₃ (1a), CH₂Ph (1b), COPh (1c), C₆Cl₅ (1d), C₆Cl₄Y (e); Y = meta- and para-NO₂, CF₃, Br, H, CH₃, OCH₃, or Pt(SnCl₃)(PEt₃)₂. The values of ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) vary from 2376 to 11895 Hz with the COPh ligand having the smallest and the C₆Cl₅ ligand the largest value, making a total range for this coupling constant, when the dimer syn-trans-[PtCl(SnCl₃)(PEt₃)]₂ is included, of ca. 33000 Hz. In the meta- and para-substituted phenyl complexes ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) (a) is greater for electron-withdrawing substituents, (b) varies more for the meta-substituted derivatives (5634 to 7906 Hz) than for the para analogues (6088 to 7644 Hz) and (c) has the lowest values when the Pt(SnCl₃)(PEt₃)₂ group is the meta- or para-substituent. The direction of the change in ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) is opposite to that found for ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹P). For the aryl complexes linear correlations are observed between δ(¹¹⁹Sn), ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn), ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ³¹P), ¹J(¹¹⁹Sn, ³¹P) and the Hammett substituent constant σⁿ. δ(¹¹⁹Sn) and ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn) are related linearly to v(Pt-H) in the complexes trans-[PtH(C₆H₄Y)(PEt₃)₂]; δ(¹¹⁹Sn) and δ(¹H) (hydride) are also linearly related. Based on ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn), the acyl ligand is suggested to have a very large NMR trans influence. The differences in the NMR parameters for (1a-e) are rationalized in terms of differing σ- and π-bonding abilities of the carbon ligands.The structure of 1c has been determined by crystallographic methods. The complex has a slightly distorted square planar geometry with trans-PEt₃ ligands. Relevant bond lengths (Å) and bond angles (°) are: PtSn, 2.634(1), PtP, 2.324(4) and 2.329(4), PtC, 2.05(1); PPtP, 170.7(6), SnPtC, 173.0(3), SnPtP, 92.1(1), 91.7(1), PPtC, 88.8(4) and 88.3(4). The PtSn bond separation is the longest yet observed for square-planar platinum trichlorostannate complexes, and would be consistent with a large crystallographic trans influence of the benzoyl ligand. The PtSn bond separation is shown to correlate with ¹J(¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹¹⁹Sn).     

Über gemischte bindungen in der IV. hauptgruppe: III. Octaphenylpropan-analoga Ph3SnSiPh2SnPh3 und Ph3SnGePh2SnPh3, korrelation zwischen geminalen NMR-kopplungen 2J(SnMSn) und nicht-bindenden Sn⋯Sn-abständen

Reaction of Ph₃SnLi with Ph₂SiCl₂ or Ph₂GeCl₂ at −78°C in THF yields (Ph₃Sn)₂SiPh₂ (1) and (Ph₃Sn)₂GePh₂ (2). The crystal structure of 1 (R = 0.075) exhibits SnSi distances of 257.2(4) and 257.9(5) pm, an SnSiSn angle of 118.5(2)°, and a central C₃SnSiC₂SnC₃ molecular skeleton with symmetry close to C₂. The geminal NMR coupling ²J(¹¹⁹Sn ⋯ ¹¹⁹Sn) in 1, and in a tri-, tetra- and pentastannane series shows a linear correlation to their respective non-bonded d(Sn ⋯ Sn) distances (I(t-Bu₂Sn)₄I: 20 Hz/496 pm; 1: 724 Hz/443 pm).     

The [Cp(CO)2Fe] (Fp) group as a donor in donor/acceptor substituted disilanes: synthesis,structure and electronic properties of FpSi2Me4C6H4CHC(CN)2

UV–vis absorption spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry are used to study electronic interactions in the donor/acceptor substituted disilane FpSi₂Me₄C₆H₄CHC(CN)₂ (Fp=η⁵-C₅H₅Fe(CO)₂) (1). The synthesis of 1 was achieved by a conventional chemical route, the model substances FpSiMe₃ (2), FpSi₂Me₅ (3) and FpSi₂Me₄C₆H₅ (4) were obtained by the electrolysis of Fp₂ in the presence of the appropriate chlorosilane. The structure of 1, determined by X-ray diffraction, exhibits an all-trans-array of the FeSiSiC_aryl fragment, a basic requirement for optimal through-bond interaction. UV–vis and CV data indicate strong intramolecular donor/acceptor interaction in 1.     

Si-NMR spectral assignments of polydisilahydrocarbons synthesised from diorganodichlorosilanes and styrene

In order to unambiguously assign the ²⁹Si-NMR chemical shifts of polydisilahydrocarbons containing structural units -CH₂Si¹(R₁R₂)Si²(R₁R₂)CHPh-, where R₁=R₂=Me or Ph, a model polymer viz., poly(tetramethyldisilyleneethylene) was synthesised through the dechlorination of 1,2-bis(chlorodimethylsilyl)ethane using potassium in toluene. The ²⁹Si-NMR spectrum of this polymer shows only one resonance peak at δ=−15.1 ppm due to Si atoms in the structural units, -CH₂Si(Me)₂Si(Me)₂CH₂- which unambiguously reveals that the chemical shift in the up field region of polydisilahydrocarbons containing structural units -CH₂Si¹(R₁R₂)Si²(R₁R₂)CH(Ph)- is due to Si¹, i.e., silicon attached to -CH₂- and accordingly, the chemical shift in the down field region is due to Si², i.e., silicon attached to -CH(Ph)-.     

Rate constants for the reactions of CCl(X2II) with a series of silanes

Rate constants for the gas phase reactions of CCl generated by the flash photolysis of CHBr₂Cl with a series of silanes have been obtained by kinetic absorption spectroscopy. In general, the rate constants are very high, and range from (4.8 ± 0.5) × 10⁸ (SiH₄) to (6.4 ± 0.34) × 10⁹ for Si₂H₆. CCl does not insert into the SiC or primary CH bonds of silanes and its rate of reaction with tertiary SiH bonds is 600 times greater than with tertiary CH bonds. CCl reacts slowly with the SiSi bond. k_H/k_D varies from 1.9 to 1.0 on going from primary to tertiary SiH bonds. The electrophilic character of CCl is manifested, on a per SiH bond basis, by excellent correlations between the rate constants and the hydrilic character of the SiH bond, and between log k and the ionization potential.     

13C and 29Si chemical shifts and coupling constants involving tris[(trimethylsilyl)methyl] silicon compounds

Silicon-29(δ²⁹Si) NMR chemical shifts are reported for the first time of tris[(trimethylsilyl)methyl] silicon compounds (disilylated derivatives) (Me₃Si^A)₃ C_αL, where L = Si^BR₁R₂R₃ and where R varies widely in electronegativity. ²⁹Si chemical shifts exhibit good correlation with the electronegativities of the groups bonded to the silicon atom. The ¹³C NMR spectra of these compounds have been recorded and assigned. δ¹³C_α is shown to depend on the type of substitutent on Si^B. The variation of ²⁹SiH coupling constants with electronegativity of R is studied.     

3J(PCNH) in phosphorus substituted thioformamides as a configurational probe

Coupling between P and (N)? H has been observed in the ¹H{¹⁴N}NMR spectra of a series of phosphorus substituted thioformamides, R¹₂/P(X)C(S)NHR². For R² = H one of the two couplings constants ³J(PCNH) is much larger than the other. The larger constant is assumed to be ³J(PCNH) (trans) and the magnitude of ³J(PCNH) for several compounds with R² = Me or Ph is used to assign the configuration about the C(S)? N bond.     

Concerning the silicon-germanium bond: mass spectral fragmentations of isomeric SiGe compounds R3EE′R3 (E  Si,E′  Ge,R  Ph,Me,(η5-C5H4)Fe (C5H5), (η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)2 and (η5-C9H7) Fe(CO)2)

Isomeric pairs of silicon-germanium compounds containing a SiGe bond (Me₃SiGePh₃ (I) and Ph₃SiGeMe₃ (II); FpSiMe₂GeMe₃ (III) and FpGeMe₂SiMe₃ (IV) (Fp = (η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂); IFpSiMe₂GeMe₃ (V) and IFpGeMe₂SiMe₃ (VI) (IFp = (η⁵-C₉H₇)Fe(CO)₂); IFpSiMe₂GePh₃ (VII) and IFpGeMe₂SiPh₃ (VIII) and the complex FcSiMe₂GeMe₂Fc (IX) (Fc = ferrocenyl) have been synthesized and examined by mass spectrometry.The R₃SiGeR′₃ compounds I and II exhibit considerable exchange of R groups to produce [R_3-nR′_nSi]⁺ and [R′_3-nR_nGe]⁺ ion in progressively lesser amounts as n = 1 → 2 → 3. For the metal-substituted complexes containing the grouping FeSiGe fragmentation occurs predominantly via SiGe bond cleavage with formation of ions containing the silylene ligand [FeSiR₂]⁺. Complexes with the FeGeSi backbone undergo preferential scission of the FeGe bond, illustrating the general bond strength trend FeSi > SiGe. Upon direct cleavage of the SiGe bond in R₃SiGeR₃ compounds, the percentage of the charge carried by [R₃Si]⁺ ions significantly exceeds that carried by [R₃Ge]⁺ ions, reflecting the greater electronegativity of Ge polarizing the SiGe bond.     

Silicon version of enamines: Amino-substituted disilenes by the reactions of the disilyne RSiSiR (R = SiPr[CH(SiMe3)2]2) with amines

The reaction of 1,1,4,4-tetrakis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-1,4-diisopropyltetrasila-2-yne 1 with secondary or primary amines produced amino-substituted disilenes R(R₂′N)SiSiHR 2a-d (R = SiⁱPr[CH(SiMe₃)₂]₂, R₂′NEt₂N (2a), (CH₂CH₂)₂N (2b), ^tBu(H)N (2c), and Ph₂N (2d)). Spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic analyses of 2 showed that 2a-c have a nearly coplanar arrangement of the SiSi double bond and the amino group, giving π-conjugation between the SiSi double bond and the lone pair on the nitrogen atom, whereas 2d has a nearly perpendicular arrangement precluding such conjugation. Theoretical calculations indicate that π-conjugation between the π-orbital of the SiSi double bond and the lone pair on the nitrogen atom is markedly influenced by the torsional angle between the SiSi double-bond plane and the amino-group plane.     

Small ring metallocycles : V. Crystal and molecular structure of hydrido-1,3-(1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxanediyl)carbonylbis(triphenylphosphine)iridium(III), Me2SiOSiMe2Ir(H)(CO)(PPh3)2 · EtOH

The structure of the cyclo-metalladisiloxane, Me₂SiOSiMe₂Ir(H)(CO)(PPh₃)₂, has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction using Mo-K_α radiation. Data were collected to 20 = 45 ° giving 6060 unique reflections,of which 4582 had I ?3σ(I). The latter were used in the full-matrix refinement. Crystallographic data: space group, P$\text{1}$; cell constants: 12.604(7),12.470(4), 15.821(6) Å, 66.93(6)°, 105.34(7)°, 112.41(8)°;V 2095(3) ų; p(obs) 1.45 g/cm³; p(calc) 1.46g/cm³ (Z=2). The asymmetric unit consists of one iridium complex and one molecule of ethanol of salvation. The structure was solved by standard heavy atom methods and refined with all non-hydrogen atoms anisotrophic to final R factors, R₁ 0.034 and R₂ 0.042. The iridium metallocycle has approximate C_s symmetry with the mirror plane passing through the four-membered IrSiOSi ring. The average IrP, IrSi and SiO bond lengths are 2.38, 2.41, and 1.68 Å, respectively. The IrCO and CO bond lengths are 1.903(8) and 1.133(8). The H atom bonded to Ir was not located.The Ir atom is raised out of the basal, P₂Si₂ plane toward the carbonyl by about 0.26 Å. The most striking feature of the structure is the strain apparent in the four-membered ring. The internal angels are: 64.7 (SiIrSi), 96.8 (IrSiO), 97.8 (IrSiO), and 99.8 (SiOSi). In an unstrained molecule, the SiOSi angle is normally in the 130–150° range. It is proposed that the strain in the ring is consistent with the catalytic activity of the metallocycle.     

Monomeric five-coordinate rhenium diazenido and hydrazido complexes with aromatic thiolate ligands: X-ray structures of [Re(NNC6H4-Br)2(SC6H3-2,5-Me2)(PPh3)2] and [ReO(NNMePh)(SPh)3], and of the synthetic precursor [Re(NNC6H4-4-Br)2Cl(PPh3)2]

Reaction of [ReOCl₃(PPh₃)₂] with bromophenylhydrazine in methanol yields [ReCl(N₂C₆H₄Br)₂(PPh₃)₂] (1). Complex 1 reacts with arylthiolates to give mixtures of [Re(SAr)(N₂C₆H₄Br)₂(PPh₃)₂] (2) and [Re₂(SAr)₇(NNR)₂]⁻. Complexes 1 and 2 display trigonal bipyramidal geometries with the phosphine ligands occupying the axial sites. A significant feature of the structures is the nonequivalence of the rhenium-diazenido moieties, such that for 1 the ReN(1) and N(1)N(2) distances are 1.80(2) and 1.24(3) Å, while ReN(3) and N(3)N(4) are 1.73(2) and 1.32(3) Å, and for 2 the ReN distances are 1.73(1) and 1.80(2)° with corresponding NN distances of 1.32(2) and 1.25(2) Å. Reaction of (PPh₄)[ReO(SPh)₄] (3) with unsymmetrically disubstituted hydrazines affords complexes of the type [ReO(SPh)₃(NMRR′)] (R = Me, R′ = Ph for 4). Complexes 3 and 4 display distorted square pyramidal geometries with the oxo groups apical. The significant feature of the structure of 4 is the nonlinear ReN(1)N(2) linkage, exhibiting an angle of 145.6(10)°. The angle does not appear to correlate with a significant contribution from a valence form with sp² hybridization at the α-nitrogen. Crystal data: 1: monoclinic space group, P2₁/n, a = 12.216(2) Å, b = 19.098(2) Å, c = 20.257(4) Å, β = 106.20(1)°, V = 4538.3(8) ų to give Z = 4; structure solution and refinement based on 1905 reflections converged at R = 0.070. 2: monoclinic space group P2₁/n, a = 14.393(2) Å, b = 18.842(3) Å, c = 20.717(4)Å, β = 110.26(1)°, V = 5270.5(8) ų to give Z = 4 for D = 1.53 g cm⁻¹; structure solution and refinement based on 4249 reflections to give R = 0.070. 3: monoclinic space group P2₁/n, a = 12.531(2) Å, b = 24.577(4) Å, c = 16.922(3) Å, β = 99.06(1)°, V = 5146.2(9) ų, D = 1.36 g cm⁻³ for Z = 4, 2912 reflections, R = 0.050. 4: monoclinic space group p2₁/n, a = 16.137(2) Å, b = 9.863(2) Å, c = 16.668(2) Å, β = 111.12(1)°, V = 2474.7(6) ų, D = 1.74 g cm⁻³ for Z = 4, 2940 reflections, R = 0.066.     

A multinuclear NMR (13C, 15N and 29Si) study of the Si?N bond in silylamines: (p – d) π interaction

A series of variously substituted aminosilanes was investigated by ¹⁵N NMR spectroscopy to obtain further information on the controversial problem of pπ-dπ interaction in these systems. The ¹⁵N NMR data are consistent with the ¹³C and ²⁹Si results and suggest that the (p-d)π backbonding is not negligible in these systems. The values of the ¹⁵N chemical shifts and the ¹³C parameters [δ¹³C and J(¹³CH)] are discussed in terms of nitrogen lone-pair delocalization and provide a good basis for explaining the variations of the ²⁹Si chemical shifts with the nature of the nitrogen atom substituents.     

Selective synthesis of eight-membered siloxane rings with different substituents on the silicon atoms

The selective synthesis of eight-membered silicon-oxygen rings of the general formula (R₂Si)₂(R′₂Si)₂O₄ can be achieved using the auxiliary reagent hexabutyldistannoxane. In a first step, the cycles [CH₂–N(R)]₂SiCl₂ [R = tBu (1), Ph (2)] are reacted with the double molar amount of hexabutyldistannoxane to form [CH₂–N(R)]₂Si(OSnBu₃)₂ 3 (R = tBu) and 4 (R = Ph). The syntheses are carried out without any solvent. The distannoxosilanes 3 and 4 are transformed to the eight-membered siloxane rings (R₂Si)₂(R′₂Si)₂O₄ {R₂ = [CH₂–N(tBu)]₂, R′ = Cl (5a), R₂ = [CH₂–N(tBu)]₂, R′ = Br (5b), R₂ = [CH₂–N(Ph)]₂, R′ = Me (6)} using either SiCl₄, SiBr₄ or Cl₂SiMe₂ as reactants at ambient temperature. The selective cleavage of the silicon–nitrogen bonds in 6 by addition of a solution of HCl in tetrahydrofuran leads to the chloro- and methyl-substituted cyclotetrasiloxane (Me₂Si)₂(Cl₂Si)₂O₄ (7). The new cyclotetrasiloxanes 5–7 have been characterised by spectroscopic methods as well as by single crystal X-ray analyses, revealing Si₄O₄ eight-membered cycles with different substituents on the silicon atoms. Depending on the substitution pattern at silicon atoms, varying Si–O bonds and angle are found. To cite this article: M. Veith et al., C. R. Chimie 6 (2003) 000–000.