Cubane-like structure of a silanethiol--primary amine assembly--a novel, unusual hydrogen bond pattern

Barbara Becker; Katarzyna Baranowska; Jaroslaw Chojnacki; Wieslaw Wojnowski

doi:10.1039/b313576d

Cubane-like structure of a silanethiol--primary amine assembly--a novel, unusual hydrogen bond pattern

Chem Commun (Camb). 2004 Mar 7:(5):620-1. doi: 10.1039/b313576d. Epub 2004 Jan 28.

Authors

Barbara Becker¹, Katarzyna Baranowska, Jaroslaw Chojnacki, Wieslaw Wojnowski

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, G.Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland. [email protected]

PMID: 14973637
DOI: 10.1039/b313576d

Abstract

A reaction of silanethiol and primary amine leads to a product whose crystals are built of well-defined supermolecules--assemblies of four ammonium silanethiolate units (RS(-)H(3)N(+)R')(4) with a novel, unusual 3D hydrogen bond pattern.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Amines / chemical synthesis*
Hydrogen Bonding
Models, Molecular
Silanes / chemistry*
Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry*
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Amines
Silanes
Sulfhydryl Compounds