2-Adamantylidene and its heavier analogues: hyperconjugation versus lone pair stability and electrophilicity versus nucleophilicity1. Issue 10 (14th March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nijesh, Karikkeeriyil; Rojisha, Vallyanga Chalil; De, Susmita; Parameswaran, Pattiyil
• Is Part Of: Dalton transactions. Volume 44:Issue 10(2015)
• Page Start: 4693
• Page End: 4706
• Publication Date: 2015-03-14
• Subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; 546.05
• DOI: 10.1039/c4dt03801k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9226

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj92p2vj0" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /> <bold>Too heavy to bend:</bold> The Cieplak-type hyperconjugative interaction mainly contributes to the stability of <bold>2C</bold> and <bold>2Si</bold> whereas the inertness of lone pairs is the major factor for <bold>2Ge</bold> and <bold>2Sn</bold>. These molecules (<bold>2X</bold>; X = C–Sn) can be classified as a class of ambiphilic compounds.</p> </abstract>