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Hexakis(trimethylsilyl)tetrahedranyltetrahedrane
Author(s) -
Tanaka Masanobu,
Sekiguchi Akira
Publication year - 2005
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/anie.200501605
Subject(s) - trimethylsilyl , chemistry , character (mathematics) , atomic orbital , tris , medicinal chemistry , computational chemistry , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , biochemistry , geometry , electron
On the short side : Hexakis(trimethylsilyl)tetrahedranyltetrahedrane (see formula) was synthesized by the oxidative coupling of tris(trimethylsilyl)tetrahedranyllithium via a cuprate complex. The exocyclic CC bond between the two tetrahedrane units is the shortest known CC single bond (1.436(3) Å) owing to the increased s character of the bond orbitals.