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Silicon Hydrides
Hydrosilanes are tetravalent silicon compounds containing one or more Si-H bond. The parent hydrosilane is silane (SiH4). Commonly, hydrosilane refers to organosilicon derivatives. Examples include phenylsilane (PhSiH3) and triethoxysilane ((C2H5O)3SiH). Polymers and oligomers terminated with hydrosilanes are resins that are used to make useful materials like caulks. Synthesis Trichlorosilane is produced commercially by the reaction of hydrogen chloride with silicon: :Si + 3 HCl → HSiCl3 + H2 Many alkoxy hydrosilanes are generated by alcoholysis of trichlorosilane. One example is triethoxysilane: :HSiCl3 + 3EtOH → HSi(OEt)3 + 3 HCl Organohydrosilanes can be prepared by partial hydrosilation of silane itself: :SiH4 + 3 C2H4 → HSi(C2H5)3 In the laboratory, hydrosilanes classically are prepared by treating chlorosilanes with hydride reagents, such as lithium aluminium hydride: :4ClSi(C2H5)3 + LiAlH4 → 4HSi(C2H5)3 + LiAlCl4 Structure The silicon-to-hydrogen bond is longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silane
Silane (Silicane) is an inorganic compound with chemical formula . It is a colorless, pyrophoric gas with a sharp, repulsive, pungent smell, somewhat similar to that of acetic acid. Silane is of practical interest as a precursor to elemental silicon. Silanes with alkyl groups are effective water repellents for mineral surfaces such as concrete and masonry. Silanes with both organic and inorganic attachments are used as coupling agents. They are commonly used to apply coatings to surfaces or as an adhesion promoter. Production Commercial-scale routes Silane can be produced by several routes. Typically, it arises from the reaction of hydrogen chloride with magnesium silicide: : It is also prepared from metallurgical-grade silicon in a two-step process. First, silicon is treated with hydrogen chloride at about 300 °C to produce trichlorosilane, HSiCl3, along with hydrogen gas, according to the chemical equation : The trichlorosilane is then converted to a mixture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkene
In organic chemistry, an alkene, or olefin, is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond. The double bond may be internal or at the terminal position. Terminal alkenes are also known as Alpha-olefin, α-olefins. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Preferred IUPAC name, recommends using the name "alkene" only for Open-chain compound, acyclic hydrocarbons with just one double bond; alkadiene, alkatriene, etc., or polyene for acyclic hydrocarbons with two or more double bonds; cycloalkene, cycloalkadiene, etc. for Cyclic compound, cyclic ones; and "olefin" for the general class – cyclic or acyclic, with one or more double bonds. Acyclic alkenes, with only one double bond and no other functional groups (also known as mono-enes) form a homologous series of hydrocarbons with the general formula with ''n'' being a >1 natural number (which is two hydrogens less than the corresponding alkane). When ''n'' is four or more, isomers are possible, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dihydrogen Complex
Dihydrogen complexes are coordination complexes containing intact H2 as a ligand. They are a subset of sigma complexes. The prototypical complex is W(CO)3(Tricyclohexylphosphine, PCy3)2(H2). This class of chemical compound, compounds represent intermediates in metal-catalyzed reactions involving hydrogen. Hundreds of dihydrogen complexes have been reported. Most examples are cationic transition metals complexes with octahedral geometry. Upon complexation, the H−H bond is extended to 0.81–0.82 Å as indicated by neutron diffraction, about a 10% extension relative to the H−H bond in free H2. Some complexes containing multiple hydrogen ligands, i.e. polyhydrides, also exhibit short H−H contacts. It has been suggested that distances 1 Å are better described as dihydride complexes (see figure). Characterization The usual method for characterization is 1H NMR spectroscopy. The magnitude of spin–spin coupling, ''J''HD, is a useful indicator of the strength of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transition Metal Silane Complexes
In chemistry, transition metal silyl complexes describe coordination complexes in which a transition metal is bonded to an anionic silyl ligand, forming a metal-silicon sigma bond. This class of complexes are numerous and some are technologically significant as intermediates in hydrosilylation. These complexes are a subset of organosilicon compounds. Synthesis Silyl halides and hydrides easily add oxidatively to "low-valent, electron-rich complexes". Other reagents for oxidative additions are rare, and typically require a strained bond for the metal to insert into. Electron-poor complexes form when a silanide displaces an X-type ligand, and often form oligomeric ring clusters. The complexes are extremely reactive with oxygen, and must be investigated air-free. If they also bear organyl ligands, the complex may rearrange to an organosilane and a hydride ligand. From silyl halides The first silyl complexes were prepared by treatment of sodium cyclopentadienyliron dicarb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionic Hydrogenations
Ionic hydrogenation refers to hydrogenation achieved by the addition of a hydride to substrate that has been activated by an electrophile. Some ionic hydrogenations entail addition of H2 to the substrate and some entail replacement of a heteroatom with hydride. Traditionally, the method was developed for acid-induced reductions with hydrosilanes. Alternatively ionic hydrogenation can be achieved using H2. Bullock, R. M. "Ionic Hydrogenations," in The Handbook of Homogeneous Hydrogenation (eds J. G. de Vries and C. J. Elsevier), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, Germany, 2007. Ionic hydrogenation is employed when the substrate can produce a stable carbonium ion. Polar double bonds are favored substrates. Using hydrosilanes Because silicon (1.90) is more electropositive than hydrogen (2.20), hydrosilanes exhibit (mild) hydridic character. Hydrosilanes can serve as hydride donors to highly electrophilic organic substrates. Many alcohols, alkyl halides, acetals, orthoesters, alkenes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deoxygenation
Deoxygenation is a chemical reaction involving the removal of oxygen atoms from a molecule. The term also refers to the removal of molecular oxygen (O2) from gases and solvents, a step in air-free technique and gas purifiers. As applied to organic compounds, deoxygenation is a component of fuels production as well a type of reaction employed in organic synthesis, e.g. of pharmaceuticals. Deoxygenation of C-O bonds With replacement by H2 The main examples involving the replacement of an oxo group by two hydrogen atoms (A=O → AH2) are hydrogenolysis. Typical examples use metal catalysts and H2 as the reagent. Conditions are typically more forcing than hydrogenation. Stoichiometric reactions that effect deoxygenation include the Wolff–Kishner reduction for aryl ketones. The replacement of a hydroxyl group by hydrogen (A-OH → A-H) is the point of the Barton–McCombie deoxygenation and the Markó–Lam deoxygenation. Biomass valorization Deoxygenation is an importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reductions With Hydrosilanes
Reductions with hydrosilanes are methods used for hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of organic compounds. The approach is a subset of ionic hydrogenation. In this particular method, the substrate is treated with a hydrosilane and auxiliary reagent, often a strong acid, resulting in formal transfer of hydride from silicon to carbon. This style of reduction with hydrosilanes enjoys diverse if specialized applications. Scope Deoxygenation of alcohols and halides Some alcohols are reduced to alkanes when treated with hydrosilanes in the presence of a strong Lewis acid. Brønsted acids may also be used. Tertiary alcohols undergo facile reduction using boron trifluoride etherate as the Lewis acid. Primary alcohols require an excess of the silane, a stronger Lewis acid, and long reaction times. : Skeletal rearrangements are sometimes induced. Another side reaction is nucleophilic attack of the conjugate base on the intermediate carbocation. In organosilane reductions of substrates bearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borohydride
Borohydride refers to the anion , which is also called tetrahydroborate or more commonly tetrahydrobiopterin, and its salts. Borohydride or hydroborate is also the term used for compounds containing , where ''n'' is an integer from 0 to 3, for example cyanoborohydride or cyanotrihydroborate and Lithium triethylborohydride, triethylborohydride or triethylhydroborate . Borohydrides find wide use as reducing agents in organic synthesis. The most important borohydrides are lithium borohydride and sodium borohydride, but other salts are well known (see Table). Tetrahydroborates are also of academic and industrial interest in inorganic chemistry. History Alkali metal borohydrides were first described in 1940 by Hermann Irving Schlesinger and Herbert C. Brown. They synthesized lithium borohydride from diborane : :, where M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, etc. Current methods involve reduction of trimethyl borate with sodium hydride. Structure In the borohydride anion and most of its modificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
