title: A base-stabilized silylene with a tricoordinate silicon atom as a ligand for a metal complex.
abstract: Treatment of base stabilized silylene [PhC(NtBu)(2)]SiOtBu (1) with a tricoordinate silicon atom and diiron nonacarbonyl [Fe(2)(CO)(9)] in tetrahydrofuran led to the formation of {[PhC(NtBu)(2)]SiOtBu}Fe(CO)(4) (2), the first stable metal complex derived from a base-stabilized tricoordinate silylene ligand. The solid-state structure and bonding situation of 2 were investigated with single-crystal X-ray diffraction and quantum chemical calculations.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Haijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mingqing
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yuqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Herbert W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Roesky
authors.forename: Anukul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jana