Reaction of an alkyne with dinickel-diphenylsilyl complexes. An emissive disilane formed via the consecutive Si–C and Si–Si bond-making processes†
Abstract
[{Ni(dmpe)}2(μ-SiHPh2)2] (dmpe = CPh to yield fluorescent 1,2-bis{(E)-1,2-diphenylethenyl}-1,1,2,2-tetraphenyldisilanevia addition of the Si–H bond of the