<p>This thesis describes synthesis and reactivity studies of 2-amino-2-siloxysilenes and 2-silenolates, species that are strongly influenced by reversed Si=C bond polarization, i.e. an Si<sup>δ-</sup>=C<sup>δ+</sup> polarization as compared to the natural Si<sup>δ+</sup>=C<sup>δ-</sup> polarization. Because of the reversed polarization, the 2-amino-2-siloxysilenes are zwitterions and the 2-silenolates are predominantly described by the resonance structure with the negative charge at Si. </p><p>Transient zwitterionic 2-amino-2-siloxysilenes are formed thermolytically from carbamylpolysilanes (<i>tris</i>(trimethylsilyl)silylamides) and trapped with 1,3-dienes in nearly quantitative yields. These silenes have structure and reactivity characteristics that differ from earlier studied Si=C bonded compounds. They are thermodynamically stable toward dimerization and react with 1,3-dienes to give exclusively [4+2] cycloadducts. Their reactions with 1,3-dienes proceed in accordance with inverse electron demand (IED) Diels-Alder reactions which is explained by the electron-rich nature of these silenes. The 2-amino-2-siloxysilenes are also less reactive toward alcohols than earlier silenes. Hence, alcohols do not react with 2-amino-2-siloxysilenes but with the silene precursor, the carbamylpolysilanes, leading to alkoxysilanes in high yields. The latter reaction represents a novel base-free synthetic protocol for protection of primary and secondary alcohols with the fluoride resistant but photolabile <i>tris</i>(trimethylsilyl)silyl group.</p><p>Another class of formally Si=C bonded compounds, metal 2-silenolates, has been formed in high yields using a novel facile method. Reaction of acyl- and carbamylpolysilanes with potassium <i>tert</i>-butoxide in tetrahydrofurane gives potassium 2-silenolates. The potassium 2-silenolates are stable at room temperature, in contrast to earlier lithium 2-silenolates that degrade rapidly at ambient temperature. The first crystallisable complex of a 2-silenolate was formed and characterized by X-ray crystallography. This 2-silenolate has a pyramidal central Si (ΣSi = 317.8°), and an Si-C single rather than Si=C double bond (r(SiC) = 1.926 Å). The potassium 2-silenolates give exclusively Si alkylated products with alkyl halides and only [4+2] cycloadducts with 1,3-dienes.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:uu-4650 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Guliashvili, Tamaz |
| Publisher | Uppsala University, Organic Chemistry, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary, text |
| Relation | Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology, 1104-232X ; 1034 |
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