Anisyl-, aminophenyl-, and naphthylmethylsilatranes revisited

Abstract

International audienceThree Si-substituted silatranes were synthesized in order to rectify their structure with particular attention to the length of the N-Si intramolecular dative bond. DFT calculations of potential energy profile as a function of the N-Si distance and the structure of HOMO were considered. The latter was found to vary its localization depending on the electron-donating properties of the substituent and the N-Si distance