Bis[<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′‐diisopropylbenzamidinato(−)]silicon(II): A Silicon(II) Compound with Both a Bidentate and a Monodentate Amidinato Ligand

Abstract

Well looked-after: reductive HCl elimination of the λ(6)-silicon(IV) complex 1 leads to the λ(3)-silicon(II) species 2, a novel type of donor-stabilized silylene. Reaction of 2 with [W(CO)(6)] and with I(2) yields the λ(5)-silicon(II) complex 3 and the λ(6)-silicon(IV) complex 4, respectively.