Unexpected features of stretched Si–H⋯Mo β-agostic interactions†‡
Stanislav K. Ignatov,Nicholas H. Rees,Stuart R. Dubberley,Alexei G. Razuvaev,Philip Mountford,Georgii I. Nikonov
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 03/10/2004 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B315517J
Abstract

Coupling of silanes with the imido group of (Ar′N)2Mo(PMe3)3 gives either the silanimine dimer (ArN–SiHCl)2 or Si–H agostic silylamido complexes which do not exhibit the commonly expected correlation between the nature of the substituents on silicon, the degree of Si–H addition and the value of the Si–H coupling constant.

Graphical abstract: Unexpected features of stretched Si–H⋯Mo β-agostic interactions