title: [2,6-(Trip)2H3C6](Cp*)Si: a stable monomeric arylsilicon(II) compound.
abstract: Si takes a rest: A bulky sigma-bound terphenyl substituent and a pi-bound Cp* ligand enable the isolation and full characterization of the first aryl-substituted, monomeric silicon(II) compound 1, which can be regarded as the "resting state" of a true silylene containing a sigma-bound Cp* group. The conformation of the aryl group prevents aryl-Si pi back-bonding.
authors.affiliation: University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Chemistry, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany. peter.jutzi@uni-bielefeld.de
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jutzi
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leszczyńska
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: Wolfgang W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Schoeller
authors.forename: Hans-Georg
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Stammler