Reversible CO2 insertion into the silicon-nitrogen σ-bond of an N-heterocyclic iminosilane

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Nov 5;60(89):13051-13054. doi: 10.1039/d4cc04798b.

Abstract

The reversible insertion of carbon dioxide into the silicon-nitrogen bond of an N-heterocyclic iminosilane is reported. Solution-phase thermodynamic investigations indicate that this process is thermoneutral and reversible, whereas in the solid-phase CO2 can be stored for extended periods and is only released upon heating to 133 °C.