title: Oxidative addition of ammonia at a silicon(II) center and an unprecedented hydrogenation reaction of compounds with low-valent group 14 elements using ammonia borane.
abstract: The reaction of L'Si [L' = CH{(C=CH(2))(CMe)(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)N)(2)}] with ammonia under oxidative addition results in L'Si(H)NH(2). H(3)NBH(3) functions as a source of hydrogen for the hydrogenation of N-heterocyclic carbenes and germylenes.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Anukul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jana
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schulzke
authors.forename: Herbert W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Roesky