Synthesis and structure of the silylated benzene radical anion salts [K([18]crown-6){C6H4(SiMe3)2-1,4}] and [K([18]crown-6)(THF)2][C6H2(SiMe3)4-1,2,4,5]

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
1326647	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry	2011	4 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Potassium/crown ether reduction produced crystalline benzenoid radical anion salts. âº Contact ion pair was obtained with 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzene radical anion. âº Tetrasilylated benzene produced a solvent-separated ion pair.

Keywords

Radical anion Crown ether Structure Potassium

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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Synthesis and structure of the silylated benzene radical anion salts [K([18]crown-6){C6H4(SiMe3)2-1,4}] and [K([18]crown-6)(THF)2][C6H2(SiMe3)4-1,2,4,5]

Authors

Peter B. Hitchcock, Michael F. Lappert, Andrey V. Protchenko,