Abstract
The reaction of sodium hydro-tris(phenylthioimidazolyl) borate (NaTmPh) with silicon tetraiodide gives rise to the first crystallographically characterised molecular silicon compounds, [Si(TmPh)2] 2X (X = I– and I3–), in which the silicon is found in a regular S6 environment. The [Si(TmPh)2]2+ cation is subjected to analysis using DFT methods to explain why an S6 coordination motif is preferred to an S4 coordination motif.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2552-2555 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 2016 |
Issue number | 15-16 |
Early online date | 1 Mar 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 2016 |
Keywords
- Density functional calculations
- Scorpionates
- Silicon
- Structure elucidation
- Sulfur donor