Elusive group 14 elemental species stabilized by amidinato silylenes

• Main Author: Wee, Meldon Yi Shuo
• Other Authors: So Cheuk Wai
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry::Inorganic chemistry::Cyclic compounds; Science::Chemistry::Inorganic chemistry::Synthesis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173285
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis describes the synthesis and isolation of a series of Group 14 elemental clusters bearing challenging and unique structural characteristics, all stabilized by an amidinato silylene ligand system. In Chapter 2, the synthesis of a remarkable heavier analogue of spiro[3.3]hepta-1,2,5,...