Synthesis of an Arylbromosilylene–Platinum
Complex by Using a 1,2-Dibromodisilene As a Silylene Source

Agou, Tomohiro; Sasamori, Takahiro; Tokitoh, Norihiro

doi:10.1021/om201227p.s001

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Synthesis of an Arylbromosilylene–Platinum Complex by Using a 1,2-Dibromodisilene As a Silylene Source

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posted on 2016-02-22, 06:27 authored by Tomohiro Agou, Takahiro Sasamori, Norihiro Tokitoh

Kinetically stabilized 1,2-dibromodisilene, Bbt(Br)SiSi(Br)Bbt (Bbt = 2,6-bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-4-[tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl) (2), was treated with [Pt(PCy₃)₂] to afford the corresponding arylbromosilylene–Pt complex, Bbt(Br)SiPt(PCy₃)₂ (1), as stable orange crystals. The molecular structure of 1 was elucidated by spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic analyses. The nature of the Si–Pt bond in 1 was investigated with the aid of DFT calcualtions.