title: Dynamic disorder in a pentacoordinate silicon complex with 2,2'-diazenediyldiphenol.
abstract: The crystal structure of (2,2'-diazenediyldiphenolato-kappa(3)O,N,O')dimethylsilicon, C(14)H(14)N(2)O(2)Si, determined at four temperatures, reveals a dynamic disorder as a result of a flipping of the orientation of the C-N=N-C unit. The population of the two conformers in the single crystal depends on the temperature and cooling rate. It is possible to minimize the disorder by cooling the crystal slowly.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, 09596 Freiberg, Germany. uwe.boehme@chemie.tu-freiberg.de
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Böhme
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
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