title: A stable silicon(II) monohydride.
abstract: A stable silicon(II) monohydride is accomplished through a covalent shared interaction of the silylene lone-pair and a sp(3)-hybridized boron atom of the Lewis acidic BH(3). Experimental charge density investigations reveal a central positively charged silicon atom bound to a negatively charged hydrogen atom. The positively charged H-Si-BH(3) moiety is coordinated by the lone-pairs of electrons of the benzamidinate ligand. This coordination is reinforced by a transannular Si1···C1 privileged exchange channel.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Anukul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jana
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leusser
authors.forename: Ina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Objartel
authors.forename: Herbert W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Roesky
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stalke