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Synthesis of a silylium zwitterion

  • Rodrigo Ramírez-Contreras
  • , Nattamai Bhuvanesh
  • , Jia Zhou
  • , Oleg V. Ozerov*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Texas A&M University

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Abstract

A zwitterionic construction has been synthesized that covalently links a trialkylsilylium cation and a weakly coordinating carborane anion in one neutral molecule (see X-ray structure; Si green, C gray, B orange, Cl red). The silylium character of this molecule is supported by DFT calculations (see LUMO), 29Si CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy, and reactivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10313-10315
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Sep 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lewis acids
  • carboranes
  • silylium
  • weakly coordinating anions
  • zwitterions

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