A heavy analogue of the smallest bridgehead alkene stabilized by a base
A heavy analogue of the smallest bridgehead alkene stabilized by a base
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由碱稳定的最小桥头烯烃的重类似物
DOI:
10.1038/ncomms6353
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发表时间:
2014
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通讯作者:
Shintaro Ishida
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作者:
Takeaki Iwamoto;Naohiko Akasaka;Shintaro Ishida
Bicyclo[1.1.0]but-1(2)-ene (BBE), one of the smallest bridgehead alkenes and C4H4isomers, exists theoretically as a reactive intermediate, but has not been observed experimentally. Here we successfully synthesize the silicon analogue of BBE,tetrasilabicyclo[1.1.0]but-1(2)-ene (Si4BBE), in a base-stabilized form. The results of X-ray diffraction analysis and theoretical study indicate that Si4BBE predominantly exists as a zwitterionic structure involving atetrasilahomocyclopropenylium cation and a silyl anion rather than a bicyclic structure with a localized highly strained double bond. The reaction of base-stabilized Si4BBE with triphenylborane affords the [2+2] cycloadduct of Si4BBE and the dimer of an isomer of Si4BBE,tetrasilabicyclo[1.1.0]butan-2-ylidene (Si4BBY). The facile isomerization between Si4BBE and Si4BBY is supported by theoretical calculations and trapping reactions. Structure and properties of a heavy analogue of the smallest bridgehead alkene are disclosed.