1,1'-Diphenyl-bis(silatrane) as the First Structurally Characterized bis(silatrane)

Abstract

International audience1,1'-Diphenyl-bis(silatrane) (I) was obtained by the reaction of tris(1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl)amine (L) with PhSi(OEt)(3) in toluene. The molecular structure of complex I was established by X-ray diffraction (CIF file CCDC no. 2078347). Study of the redox properties of new bis(silatrane) I demonstrated that its radical ions generated by cyclic voltammetry are stable since the radical center located on the nitrogen atom is sterically protected within the bis(atrane) cage