Supersilyl radicals from the dissociation of superdisilane observed by gas electron diffraction.
The vapour produced upon mild heating of hexa-tert-butyldisilane (superdisilane) has been studied by gas electron diffraction and ab initio molecular orbital calculations; the disilane is not observed in the vapour, and the observed radical structure is not the lowest energy structure predicted ab initio.
Masters
Sarah L
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School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK. s.masters@ed.ac.uk
Grassie
Duncan A
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Robertson
Heather E
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Hölbling
Margit
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Hassler
Karl
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