Generation and aromaticity of 2-silaimidazolium ion, a new π-conjugated silylium ion

Shintaro Ishida, Tohru Nishinaga, Robert West, Koichi Komatsu

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Abstract

A novel cationic silaaromatic, 2-silaimidazolium cation (5), was synthesized by chloride abstraction from the corresponding chlorosilane (4) with [Et3Si(benzene)]+·TPFPB- (TPFPB - = tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate); cation 5 exists as a free silylium cation in solution due to bulky substituents on the five-membered ring.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)778-780
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005 Feb 14

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