title: Striking reactivity of a stable, zwitterionic silylene towards substituted diazomethanes, azides, and isocyanides.
abstract: The reactivity of the zwitterionic N-heterocyclic silylene (NHS) LSi: 1 (L = Ar-N-C(Me)=CH-C(=CH(2))-N-Ar, Ar = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)), towards diphenyldiazomethane (Ph(2)CN(2)), trimethylsilyl azide (Me(3)SiN(3)), and cyclohexyl isocyanide (C(6)H(11)-NC) is reported. The addition of Ph(2)CN(2) to 1 leads to the diiminylsilane LSi(N=CPh(2))(2) 2 (80% yield), whereas the treatment of 1 with Me(3)SiN(3) gives the spirobicyclic silatetrazoline LSi(NNSiMe(3))(2) 3 (67% yield), and addition of C(6)H(11)-NC gives the silyl cyanide LSi(R)CN (R = cyclohexyl) 4 (32% yield) along with the unexpected azasilacyclobutane 5 (41% yield). The novel compounds were fully characterized by (1)H, (13)C, and (29)Si NMR spectroscopy, ESIMS, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry: Metalorganic and Inorganic Materials, Sekr. C2, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin (Germany), Fax: (+49) 30-314-29732.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry: Metalorganic and Inorganic Materials, Sekr. C2, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin (Germany), Fax: (+49) 30-314-29732.
authors.forename: Shenglai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry: Metalorganic and Inorganic Materials, Sekr. C2, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin (Germany), Fax: (+49) 30-314-29732.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Driess