The molecular structure and the puckering potential function of octamethylcyclotetrasilane, Si4Me8, determined by gas electron diffraction and ab initio calculations

Authors
Novikov, VP Tarasenko, SA Samdal, S Vilkov, LV
Citation
Vp. Novikov et al., The molecular structure and the puckering potential function of octamethylcyclotetrasilane, Si4Me8, determined by gas electron diffraction and ab initio calculations, MENDELEEV C, (6), 1999, pp. 217-218
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
09599436 → ACNP
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
217 - 218
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-9436(1999):6<217:TMSATP>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The structural parameters, the barrier of inversion and the equilibrium puc kering angle of Si4Me8 were determined using a dynamic model (V-0 = 1.0 +/- 0.5 kcal mol(-1), phi(e) = 28.3 +/- 1.9 degrees).