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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 type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry | ||||
| Publisher: | Wiley | ||||
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| Date | 4 May 2026 | ||||
| Institutions | Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Anorganische Chemie | ||||
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
(426795949)
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| Keywords | cations | N–Si bonding | phosphinimines | silicon | small ring systems | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-794118 | ||||
| Item ID | 79411 |
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