TY - JOUR T1 - Can silylenes rival transition metal systems in bond-strengthening pi-back donation? a computational investigation JF - Chemical Communications Y1 - 2014 A1 - Pal, Amrita A1 - Vanka, Kumar AB -

Full quantum chemical calculations with density functional theory (DFT) show that bond-strengthening back-donation to a pi-diborene, recently discovered for transition metal systems (Braunschweig and co-workers, Nat. Chem., 2013, 5, 115-121), would be just as favored for Main Group silylene complexes. This result not only shows the range and applicability of the bond-strengthening back-bonding interaction, but also showcases the capacity of silylene complexes to do new chemistry, such as the cooperative activation of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

PB - ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY CY - THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND VL - 50 IS - 62 U3 - Foreign U4 - 6.567 ER -