The first structurally characterised example of silicon in an S6 coordination sphere

Annemarie Marckwordt, Rajeev Rajasekharan‐Nair, Graham Steel, Alan R. Kennedy, John Reglinski*, Mark D. Spicer*

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2552-2555
Number of pages4
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2016
Issue number15-16
Early online date1 Mar 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • Density functional calculations
  • Scorpionates
  • Silicon
  • Structure elucidation
  • Sulfur donor

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