@article { ISI:000339228500017,
	title = {Can silylenes rival transition metal systems in bond-strengthening pi-back donation? a computational investigation},
	journal = {Chemical Communications},
	volume = {50},
	number = {62},
	year = {2014},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {8522-8525},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>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.</p>},
	issn = {1359-7345},
	doi = {10.1039/c4cc02470b},
	author = {Pal, Amrita and Vanka, Kumar}
}
