title: [[(Me3Si)2CH]2(i)PrSi(NHC)Si═Si(Me)Si(i)Pr[CH(SiMe3)2]2]+: a molecule with disilenyl cation character.
abstract: Reaction of the disilyne-NHC complex 1 [RLSi═SiR: (R = Si(i)Pr[CH(SiMe(3))(2)](2), L = NHC)] with MeOTf gave the cation 2 [RLSi═SiRMe](+), which is the first example of a base-stabilized heavy group 14 element analogue with vinyl cation character. Cation 2 has been fully characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The molecular structure indicates that there are significant contributions from the NHC-stabilized cationic resonance structure 2A, the disilene-like structure 2B, and even some contribution from the silylene-like structure 2C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan.
authors.forename: Torahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asay
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi