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Functional Molecular Silicon Compounds II pp 203–227Cite as

Recent Advances in the N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Supported Chemistry of Silicon

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This review serves to highlight recent developments in the use of N-heterocyclic carbene donors to stabilize reactive bonding environments involving silicon.

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Abbreviations

Ad:

Adamantyl

aNHC:

Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene

Ar′:

2,6-Tipp2C6H3

Ar*:

2,6-Mes2C6H3

CAAC:

Cyclicalkyl(amino)carbene

Cp:

Cyclopentadienyl

Cp*:

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl

DFT:

Density functional theory

Dipp:

Diisopropylphenyl = 2,6-iPr2C6H3

Dsi:

CH(SiMe3)2

EWG:

Electron withdrawing group

ImMe4 :

[(MeCNMe)2C:]

IPr:

[(HCNDipp)2C:]

LA:

Lewis acid

LB:

Lewis base

Mes:

Mesityl = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2

Mu:

Muonium

NBO:

Natural bond order

NHC:

N-heterocyclic carbene

OTf:

Triflate = O3SCF3 −

SIPr:

[(H2CNDipp)2C:]

Tipp:

Triisopropylphenyl = 2,4,6-iPr3C6H2

Xyl:

Xylyl = 2,6-Me2C6H3

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Rivard, E. (2013). Recent Advances in the N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Supported Chemistry of Silicon. In: Scheschkewitz, D. (eds) Functional Molecular Silicon Compounds II. Structure and Bonding, vol 156. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/430_2013_94

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