title: The unusual hydridicity of a cobalt bound Si-H moiety.
abstract: A paramagnetic cobalt-SiH intermediate possessing the Co-(η(1)-H-Si) moiety was studied using various spectroscopic techniques. Frozen solution ENDOR experiments show a Co-H distance of ∼1.53 Å and a Si-Co-H angle of ∼15°, whereas XRD data suggest a TBP geometry about a Co(ii) centre. Its stepwise deprotonation with base followed by dehalogenation was identified experimentally and theoretically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea. yunholee@kaist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yujeong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Koeun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sun Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yunho
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee