William Medroa del Pino, Andres Forero Pico, Abhishek V. Muralidharan, Manisha Gupta and Eric Rivard
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Abstract
This article provides an alternative pathway towards cyclosilapentenes (e.g., SiH2-iPr and SpiroSi) involving the use of Rieke magnesium to activate the requisite dienes for synthesis. Subsequent metal-mediated dehydrocoupling of cyclosilapentene SiH2-iPr and mixtures with another cyclogermapentene gives oligomers with backbone Si–Si (number average molecular weight, Mn = 1.0 kDa) and Si–Ge (Mn = 1.4 kDa) linkages, respectively. UV-irradiation (248 nm) of the abovementioned oligotetrelenes and the molecular spirosilane SpiroSi were examined in solution; while evidence for SixGey-type materials was noted through Raman and EDX spectroscopy, the presence of substantial amorphous carbon as a contaminant was also observed. (TD)-DFT computational studies on the spirosilane SpiroSi provide some insight into the lack of efficient SixGey photodeposition noted in this study.
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Dalton Transactions is a journal for all areas of inorganic chemistry, which encompasses the organometallic, bioinorganic and materials chemistry of the elements, with applications including synthesis, catalysis, energy conversion/storage, electrical devices and medicine. Dalton Transactions welcomes high-quality, original submissions in all of these areas and more, where the advancement of knowledge in inorganic chemistry is significant.