DO SILYLENES SHOW AMBIPHILICITY - A THEORETICAL-STUDY

Authors
PRASAD BV KAUR D UPPAL P
Citation
Bv. Prasad et al., DO SILYLENES SHOW AMBIPHILICITY - A THEORETICAL-STUDY, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. A: Inorganic, physical, theoretical & analytical, 36(12), 1997, pp. 1013-1017
Citations number
41
Journal title
Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. A: Inorganic, physical, theoretical & analytical
ISSN journal
03764710 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1013 - 1017
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-4710(1997)36:12<1013:DSSA-A>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Ab initio calculations show that silylenes can show lewis acidic behav iour. The complexation between silylenes and lewis bases proceeds with out energy barrier. The resultant silylene-lewis base complexes show n ucleophilicity. The larger the stabilization between silylene and lewi s base, the larger is the nucleophilicity of the resultant complex. Si lylenes can show nucleophilicity only after their electrophilicity get s satisfied.