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Synthesis and Structure of (CH 3 Si) 6 (NH) 9 : A Si–N Cage Made from Methyltrichlorosilane and Ammonia
Author(s) -
Räke Bodo,
Roesky Herbert W.,
Usón Isabel,
Müller Peter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980605)37:10<1432::aid-anie1432>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - cage , ammonia , silicon , chemistry , crystallography , liquid ammonia , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , structural engineering , engineering
No bulky substituents are bonded to the silicon centers of the cagelike title compound 1 , which is readily formed by reaction of methyltrichlorosilane with ammonia and sodium. According to X‐ray structure analysis, 1 consists of two Si 3 N 3 rings in the chair conformation that are bridged through the silicon centers by NH groups. The result is a cage in which three bars are missing, as can be seen on the right.