π-Electron systems containing Si=Si double bonds

Autor: Naoki Hayakawa, Tsukasa Matsuo
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 108-129 (2018)
ISSN: 1878-5514
1468-6996
DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2017.1414552
Popis: Sterically large substituents can provide kinetic stabilization to various types of low-coordinate compounds. For example, regarding the chemistry of the group 14 elements, since West et al. introduced the concept of kinetic protection of the otherwise highly reactive Si=Si double bond by bulky mesityl (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) groups in 1981, a number of unsaturated compounds of silicon and its group homologs have been successfully isolated by steric effects using the appropriate large substituents. However, the functions and applications of the Si–Si π-bonds consisting of the 3pπ electrons on the formally sp 2-hybridized silicon atoms have rarely been explored until 10 years ago, when Scheschkewitz and Tamao independently reported the model systems of the oligo(p-phenylenedisilenylene)s (Si–OPVs) in 2007. This review focuses on the recent advances in the chemistry of π-electron systems containing Si=Si double bonds, mainly published in the last decade. The synthesis, characterization, and potential application of a variety of donor-free π-conjugated disilene compounds are described.
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