title: Stable silylenes.
abstract: The field of stable silylene research has grown dramatically since the first isolation of a stable silylene in 1994. Prior to 1994, silylenes existed only as reactive intermediates, isolable only in low-temperature matrixes. Since then, several stable silylenes have been synthesized, some in fact showing remarkable thermal stability. This Account highlights the developments in stable silylene chemistry, including theoretical and experimental studies attempting to explain the remarkable stability of the silylenes as well as the rapidly expanding reaction chemistry of the stable silylenes.
authors.affiliation: Organosilicon Research Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haaf
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Schmedake
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D017655:Silicon Compounds