Formation of silicon centered spirocyclic compounds: reaction of N-heterocyclic stable silylene with benzoylpyridine, diisopropyl azodicarboxylate, and 1,2-diphenylhydrazine

Inorg Chem. 2011 Apr 4;50(7):3028-36. doi: 10.1021/ic102566c. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

Abstract

Three silicon centered spirocyclic compounds 1-3, possessing silicon fused six- and five-membered rings have been prepared by the reaction of NHSi (L) [L = CH{(C=CH(2))(CMe)(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)N)(2)}Si] with benzoylpyridine, diisopropyl azodicarboxylate, and 1,2-diphenylhydrazine, respectively, in a 1:1 ratio. The three spirocyclic compounds (1- 3) were obtained by three different pathways. The reaction of L with benzoylpyridine leads to the activation of the pyridine ring, and dearomatization occurred. Treatment of diisopropyl azodicarboxylate with L favors a [1 + 4]- rather than a [1 + 2]-cycloaddition product, and the azo compound was converted to hydrazone derivative. Finally the reaction of 1,2-diphenylhydrazine and L results in the elimination of hydrogen by activating one of the C-H bonds present in the phenyl ring. All three complexes 1- 3 were characterized by single crystal X-ray structural analysis, NMR spectroscopy, EI-MS spectrometry, and elemental analysis. In addition the optimized structures of probable products and possible intermediates were investigated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Azo Compounds / chemistry*
  • Carbamates / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry
  • Phenylhydrazines / chemistry*
  • Pyridines / chemistry*
  • Silanes / chemistry*
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Carbamates
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • Phenylhydrazines
  • Pyridines
  • Silanes
  • Spiro Compounds
  • 1,2-diphenylhydrazine