Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane
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TTMS
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C9H28Si4 | |
Molar mass | 248.663 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless liquid |
Density | 0.806 g/cm3 |
Boiling point | 82–84 °C (180–183 °F; 355–357 K) 12 Torr |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane is the organosilicon compound with the formula (Me3Si)3SiH (where Me = CH3). It is a colorless liquid that is classified as a hydrosilane since it contains an Si-H bond. The compound is notable as having a weak Si-H bond, with a bond dissociation energy estimated at 84 kcal/mol. For comparison, the Si-H bond in trimethylsilane is 94 kcal/mol. With such a weak bond, the compound is used as a reagent to deliver hydrogen atoms. The compound has been described as an environmentally benign analogue of tributyltin hydride.[1][2]
The compound can be prepared by protonation of tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl lithium, which is derived from tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)silane:[2]
- (Me3Si)4Si + MeLi → (Me3Si)3SiLi + Me4Si
- (Me3Si)3SiLi + HCl → (Me3Si)3SiH + LiCl
Alternatively, the reaction of trimethylsilyl chloride and trichlorosilane in the presence of lithium delivers the silane directly but in modest yield:[3]
- 3 Me3SiCl + HSiCl3 + 6 Li → (Me3Si)3SiH + 6 LiCl
Many coordination complexes have been prepared with (Me3Si)3Si- (hypersilyl) ligand.[4]
References
- ^ "Thirty Years of (TMS)3SiH: A Milestone in Radical-Based Synthetic Chemistry". Chemical Reviews. 118: 6516–6572. 2018. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00109. PMID 29938502.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b Joachim Dickhaut, Bernd Giese (1992). "Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane". Org. Synth. 70: 164. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.070.0164.
- ^ Bürger, H.; Kilian, W. (1969). "Spektroskopische Untersuchungen an Tris(trimethylsilyl)silan und -silan-d1". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 18: 299–306. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)85398-X.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wilfling, Marion; Klinkhammer, Karl W. (2010). "Gold(I)-Mediated Silicon-Silicon Bond Metathesis at Room Temperature". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49 (18): 3219–3223. doi:10.1002/anie.200905950. PMID 20349479.