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R(2)SiT(2) type of compounds (R = alkyl, aryl, OMe; T = tropolonato) h
ave been found to hold rather exceptionally hexacoordinate dialkyl- an
d diarylsilicon geometry with two bidentate tropolonato ligands both i
n the solid state and in solution. A facile intramolecular stereoisome
rization of these neutral hexacoordinate silicon compounds was observe
d by temperature dependent NMR spectroscopy in solution.