Tetrasilane-bridged bicyclo[4.1.0]heptasil-1(6)-ene

J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Sep 17;136(37):12896-8. doi: 10.1021/ja507279z. Epub 2014 Sep 5.

Abstract

Tetrasilane-bridged bicyclo[4.1.0]heptasil-1(6)-ene 1 was synthesized by the reduction of 1,1,2,2-tetrachlorocyclohexasilane 2 in 12% yield as red-orange crystals. The structure and properties of 1 were studied by spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and theoretical calculations. The linkage of the cyclotrisilene moiety with two tetrasilane chains with tert-butyl groups remarkably affects its structure and (29)Si NMR spectrum.