Silatranes and Their Tricyclic Analogs

This chapter contains sections titled: General Introduction Silatranes Methods of Synthesis Introduction Formation from Organyltrialkoxysilanes Formation from Organyltriacetoxysilanes Formation from Organylhalosilanes Formation from Organyltris(dialkylamino)silanes Formation from Organylsilanes Miscellaneous Preparations Structure and Physical Properties Molecular Structure Bonding Model Quantum Mechanical Studies Thermochemical Data Dipole Moments Photoelectron Spectra Ultraviolet Spectra Vibrational Spectra NMR Spectra 1H NMR Spectra 13C NMR Spectra 29Si NMR Spectra 15N NMR Spectra Other NMR Studies Electronic Effects of the Silatranyl Group Electrochemical Studies Mass Spectra Chemical Properties Introduction Hydrolysis 1-hydrosilatranes 1-halosilatranes 1-hydroxysilatrane 1-alkoxysilatranes 1-alkyl-, 1-aralkyl- and 1-arylsilatranes 1-alkenylsilatranes Carbofunctional Silatranes Silatranyl Arene and Cyclohexadiene Complexes Silatrane Analogs 3-homosilatranes Silatranones Carbasilatranes Benzosilatranes Triazasilatranes Miscellaneous Acknowledgments References