Theoretical Study of the Mechanism of Cycloaddition Reaction between Silylene Silylene (H₂SiSi:) and Acetone

Abstract

The mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction between singlet silylene silylene (H2SiSi:) and acetone has been investigated with the CCSD (T)//MP2/6‐31G∗︁ method. According to the potential energy profile, it can be predicted that the reaction has two competitive dominant reaction channels. The present rule of this reaction is that the [2+2] cycloaddition reaction of the two π‐bonds in silylene silylene (H2SiSi:) and acetone leads to the formation of a four‐membered ring silylene (E3). Because of the unsaturated property of Si: atom in E3, it further reacts with acetone to form a silicic bis‐heterocyclic compound (P7). Simultaneously, the ring strain of the four‐membered ring silylene (E3) makes it isomerize to a twisted four‐membered ring product (P4).