Reversible Intramolecular Base Stabilization of a Low‐Coordinate Silicon Atom in the Silanediyl Complex [(<i>o</i>‐Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄)₂SiCr(CO)₅]

Abstract

The SiN distance in 1 lies well outside the range of covalence. The presence of a loose donor bond is also found by NMR spectroscopic findings in solution: above 58°C the amino ligand detaches reversibly from the silicon with formation of the donor-free complex 2.