N─H or O─H Bond Activation With a Bicyclic Si4 Ring Compound
Michael Quest, Florian Schreiner, Alexander Hepp, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Kasperi M. Salonen, Janne Körkkö, Heikki M. Tuononen, Felicitas Lips · 2026
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Description
Michael Quest and seven colleagues probed how a bicyclic four-silicon ring compound, a heavy silicon cousin of the carbon ring cyclobutadiene, reacts with ammonia, water, and alcohols. Published in 2026, the work tests whether this strained ring can split nitrogen-hydrogen and oxygen-hydrogen bonds, a basic step in much of chemistry.
Ammonia and water each added across the ring to give saturated products bearing the expected new groups. Methanol produced a mixture that included an eight-cornered silicon cluster, ethanol gave a related single product, and phenol yielded a simpler addition compound. Computer calculations helped explain why each partner behaved differently. The results extend the known reaction playground of these unusual silicon rings.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Michael Quest, Florian Schreiner, Alexander Hepp, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Kasperi M. Salonen, Janne Körkkö, Heikki M. Tuononen, Felicitas Lips |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25276 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |