Lewis base mediated dismutation of trichlorosilane

ISSN
1359-7345
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Singh, Amit Pratap
Demers, Jean-Philippe
Chevelkov, Veniamin
DOI
10.1039/c2cc33835a
Abstract
An abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene (aNHC) has been used as a Lewis base to initiate dismutation of trichlorosilane. This report presents the reactivity differences of a normal N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) versus aNHC with heavier group 14 elements. Three novel compounds (NHC)(2)center dot SiCl2H2 (2), aNHC center dot SiCl2H2 (3), and aNHC center dot GeCl2 (4) have been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray analysis, solid-state NMR and DFT calculations.