Cyclopentasilane-fused hexasilabenzvalene

J Am Chem Soc. 2013 Nov 6;135(44):16340-3. doi: 10.1021/ja409074m.

Abstract

Cyclopentasilane-fused hexasilabenzvalene 1 was synthesized by the reduction of tetrachlorocyclopentasilane 6 in 19% yield as a green powder. The molecular structure and properties of 1 were studied by spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic analyses. Theoretical calculations of the model and real molecules of 1 and their structural isomers 12–16 suggest that the linkage of the central hexasilabenzvalene moiety with trisilane chains and the introduction of tert-butyl groups affect their relative energies.