Conjugation in Isomeric Cyclosilane Thioethers
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States); Johns Hopkins University
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
Conjugation in thioether-functionalized cyclosilanes depends on both conformation and connectivity. Borane-catalyzed dehydrocoupling of thiophenols with partially hydrogenated cyclosilanes proceeded with high chemoselectivity for Si–H bonds in the presence of Si–Si bonds. Isomeric 1,3- and 1,4-functionalized cyclosilanes afforded isomeric cyclosilane thioethers that also differed in preference for chair or twist-boat conformations as demonstrated by both X-ray crystal structures and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Here, the confounding effects of different conformations and connectivity could be distinguished with time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations and validated with experimentally obtained UV–vis spectra.
- Research Organization:
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0020681
- OSTI ID:
- 1900518
- Journal Information:
- Organometallics, Journal Name: Organometallics Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 41; ISSN 0276-7333
- Publisher:
- American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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