Organometallics
Organometallics
5 years ago

π-Conjugation between a SiSi Double Bond and Thiophene Rings: Synthesis, Structural Characteristics, and Photophysical Properties of 1,2-Bis(thiophen-2-yl)disilene and 1,2-Bis(2,2′-bithiophen-5-yl)disilene

π-Conjugation between a SiSi Double Bond and Thiophene Rings: Synthesis, Structural Characteristics, and Photophysical Properties of 1,2-Bis(thiophen-2-yl)disilene and 1,2-Bis(2,2′-bithiophen-5-yl)disilene
Nozomu Shintani, Naoki Hayakawa, Tsukasa Matsuo, Tsukasa Nakahodo, Shogo Nishimura, Hisashi Fujihara, Daisuke Hashizume, Manabu Hoshino, Nobuhiro Kazusa
The two new disilene compounds, 1,2-bis(thiophen-2-yl)disilene (1) and 1,2-bis(2,2′-bithiophen-5-yl)disilene (2), supported by the fused-ring bulky Eind groups (Eind = 1,1,3,3,5,5,7,7-octaethyl-s-hydrindacen-4-yl) have been obtained as orange and purple crystals, respectively, by the reduction of the corresponding dibromosilanes. Their X-ray structures and spectroscopic properties demonstrate the effective π-conjugation between a Si═Si double bond and thiophene units. Notably, the π-extended 2 exhibits a distinct emission both in solution and in the solid state at room temperature based on the essentially coplanar 1,2-bis(bithienyl)disilene skeleton. The structural features and electronic properties of 1 and 2 have been thoroughly characterized both experimentally and computationally.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00370

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00370

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