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Falk, Alexander ; Bauer, Jonathan O.

From Phosphinimines to Four‐Membered SiCPN Cations: Insights Into N–Si Bonding and Ring Strain

Falk, Alexander and Bauer, Jonathan O. (2026) From Phosphinimines to Four‐Membered SiCPN Cations: Insights Into N–Si Bonding and Ring Strain. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 06 May 2026 05:21
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.79411


Abstract

A systematic study of four-membered cationic SiCPN cycles derived from sterically tuned hydrosilyl-functionalized phosphinimines is presented. Hydride abstraction of the methyl- and iso-propyl-substituted precursors successfully affords the corresponding cyclic cations, while the tert-butyl analogue resists cyclization, yielding a protonated intermediate instead. Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy ...

A systematic study of four-membered cationic SiCPN cycles derived from sterically tuned hydrosilyl-functionalized phosphinimines is presented. Hydride abstraction of the methyl- and iso-propyl-substituted precursors successfully affords the corresponding cyclic cations, while the tert-butyl analogue resists cyclization, yielding a protonated intermediate instead. Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy reveals significant downfield shifts in both 31P and 29Si NMR signals, reflecting enhanced cationic character at silicon and pronounced modulation of hyperconjugative nN → σ*(P–C) interactions. Correlated shifts at phosphorus and silicon highlight efficient electronic communication across the R3P–N–SiMe3 framework, consistent with its isoelectronic analogy to disiloxane linkages. Structural data from single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, thermochemical density functional theory investigations, and natural bond orbital analyses show that increasing steric bulk at silicon weakens intramolecular N–Si bonding, in line with systematically reduced ring-opening Gibbs energies. These findings provide a clear picture of the interplay between steric and electronic effects in SiCPN cations and offer design principles for strained donor–acceptor silicon heterocycles.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Publisher:Wiley
Date4 May 2026
InstitutionsChemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Anorganische Chemie
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (426795949)
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10.1002/ejic.70217DOI
Keywordscations | N–Si bonding | phosphinimines | silicon | small ring systems
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-794118
Item ID79411

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