Ab initio calculations on tautomers of CSiH–, CSiH2, and CSiH3+. Examples of the tendency of silicon to avoid formation of multiple bonds with carbon
Abstract
Ab initio calculations on the energy hyper-surfaces for CSiH–, CSiH2, and CSiH3+ reveal one, two, and three minima, respectively, with structures in which all the hydrogens are bonded to carbon being the most stable on each surface.