Bf. Shchegolev et Ta. Kochina, Nonempirical study of the equilibrium geometry, electronic structure, and reactions with methyl cation of some amines and their organosilicon analogs, RUSS J ORG, 36(7), 2000, pp. 955-959
Nonempirical calculations of the equilibrium geometry and electronic struct
ure of NH3, XH3NH2, and XH3NHYH3 molecules (X, Y = C, Si) and CH3+ cation s
howed that the reactivity of amines with respect to methyl cation decreases
in the series dimethylamine > methylamine > ammonia; an analogous series o
f silicon-containing amines is as follows: CH3NHSiH3 > SiH3NH2 > silazane.
Alkylamines are more reactive than their organosilicon analogs.