Isolation and Structure of [HC{CH(SiMe3)(SnMe3)}2]+: A Remarkably Stable sec-Alkyl Cation

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• 作者：Mark Schormann ; Shaun Garratt ; David L. Hughes ; Jennifer C. Green ; and Manfred Bochmann
• 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
• 出版年：2002
• 出版时间：September 25, 2002
• 年：2002
• 卷：124
• 期：38
• 页码：11266 - 11267
• 全文大小：50K
• 年卷期：v.124,no.38(September 25, 2002)
• ISSN：1520-5126

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The reaction of the tin-substituted propene Me₃Sn(R)CHCH=CHR (R = SiMe₃) with MCl₄ in dichloromethane in the presence of Me₃SnCl gives the first examples of isolable sec-alkyl carbocation salts, [HC{CH(R)SnMe₃}₂]⁺M₂Cl₉^- (M = Zr, Hf). The compounds are thermally stable and, unlike previously isolated trialkyl carbocations, do not require superacidic media or weakly coordinating anions for stability. The crystal structure and DFT calculations suggest polarization of the Sn substituents and hyperconjugation as the reason for the unexpected stability. The stabilizing effect of tin is significantly stronger than that of Si. The carbocations are effective initiators for the polymerization of isobutene, isoprene, and -methylstyrene.