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Synthesis and Structure of a Stable Silylene
- M. Denk, R. Lennon, +6 authors N. Metzler
- Chemistry
- 1 March 1994
Synthesis and Reactivity of a Stable Silylene
- Michael P. Haaf, A. Schmiedl, +4 authors R. West
- Chemistry
- 25 November 1998
The synthesis and several reactions of the stable silylene 1 (1,3-di-tert-butyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazasilol-2-ylidene) are described. X-ray crystal structures are given for two intermediates in… Expand
The Nature of the Silicon–Oxygen Bond
- F. Weinhold, R. West
- Chemistry
- 3 October 2011
Even though siloxanes form the basis for the entire worldwide silicone industry, the nature of silicon–oxygen bonding has not been well understood. In the present work we employ correlated and highly… Expand
Structure and chemistry of 1-silafluorenyl dianion, its derivatives, and an organosilicon diradical dianion.
- Y. Liu, T. Stringfellow, David M. Ballweg, I. Guzei, R. West
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 9 January 2002
1-Silafluorene dianion was synthesized by potassium reduction of 1,1-dichloro-1-silafluorene in refluxing THF. The X-ray structure of 1,1-dipotassio-1-silafluorene (3b) shows C-C bond length… Expand
Poly((2,5-dialkoxy-p-phenylene)ethynylene-p-phenyleneethynylene)s and Their Model Compounds
- H. Li, D. Powell, R. Hayashi, R. West
- Chemistry
- 13 January 1998
Poly((2,5-bis(n-hexyloxy)-p-phenylene)ethynylene-p-phenyleneethynylene) (1a), poly((2,5-bis(n-dodecyloxy)-p-phenylene)ethynylene-p-phenyleneethynylene) (1b),… Expand
Perchloropolysilane: X-Ray Structure, Solid-State 29 Si NMR Spectroscopy, and Reactions of [SiCl2 ]n.
- J. Koe, D. Powell, J. Buffy, S. Hayase, R. West
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Angewandte Chemie
- 5 June 1998
The silicon backbone is all-trans in the crystal structure of perchloropolysilane [SiCl2 ]n (see structure on the right). The Cl atoms can be substituted by nucleophiles to form polymers such as… Expand
Evaluation of a silylene divalent lanthanide interaction in the metallocene complex (C5Me5)2Sm[SiNtBuCHCHNtBu]
- W. Evans, J. M. Perotti, J. Ziller, D. Moser, R. West
- Chemistry
- 28 January 2003
An R2Si: →Ln(II) complex 1, has been synthesized in 90% yield by reaction of (C5Me5)2Sm with 1,3-di-tert-butyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3,2-diazasilol-2-ylidene in toluene. Structural features of the… Expand
The negative ion photoelectron spectrum of cyclopropane-1,2,3-trione radical anion, (CO)3(•-)--a joint experimental and computational study.
- B. Chen, D. A. Hrovat, R. West, S. Deng, X. Wang, W. Borden
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 22 August 2014
Negative ion photoelectron (NIPE) spectra of the radical anion of cyclopropane-1,2,3-trione, (CO)3(•-), have been obtained at 20 K, using both 355 and 266 nm lasers for electron photodetachment. The… Expand
Synthesis and characterization of alkylsilane ethers with oligo(ethylene oxide) substituents for safe electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries
- L. Zhang, L. J. Lyons, +6 authors R. West
- Materials Science
- 21 September 2010
Alkylsilane ethers, containing one or three carbon spacer groups between the silicon atom and oligo(ethylene oxide) moiety, were designed and synthesized. These compounds are non-hydrolyzable and… Expand