Abstract
Based on geometries and relative energies, three different mechanisms are proposed for the rearrangements of five isomers of silacyclohexadienylidenes to silabenzene at B3LYP and MP2 levels: (1) [1,2]-hydrogen migration through a planar transition state, (2) [1,4]-hydrogen migration through a boat transition state, and (3) zip-zap mechanism, comprised of three successive [1,2]-hydrogen migrations. The above results are compared and contrasted to rearrangements of the corresponding cyclohexadienylidenes to benzene.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-38 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Monatshefte fur Chemie |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
Keywords
- Ab initio
- DFT
- Hydrogen migration
- Silabenzene
- Zip-zap mechanism