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

Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 06 Mai 2026 05:21
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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.79411


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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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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Verlag:Wiley
Datum4 Mai 2026
InstitutionenChemie und Pharmazie > Institut für Anorganische Chemie
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Gefördert von: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (426795949)
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WertTyp
10.1002/ejic.70217DOI
Stichwörter / Keywordscations | N–Si bonding | phosphinimines | silicon | small ring systems
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-794118
Dokumenten-ID79411

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