%0 Journal Article %J Chemical Communications %D 2014 %T Can silylenes rival transition metal systems in bond-strengthening pi-back donation? a computational investigation %A Pal, Amrita %A Vanka, Kumar %X

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.

%B Chemical Communications %I ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY %C THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND %V 50 %P 8522-8525 %8 AUG %G eng %N 62 %9 Article %3 Foreign %4 6.567 %R 10.1039/c4cc02470b