Three new neutral
cis-hexacoordinate bis(
-diketonato) silicon(IV) complexes, (thd)
2SiX
2, where X = Me (
1),
tBuO(
2), and
tAmO (
3), and thd = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato, were synthesized in high yield. Single crystalX-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that
1 was monomeric with
cis-hexacoordinate octahedral geometry on thesilicon and oxygen atoms. Crystal data: empirical formula C
24H
46O
4Si, crystal system monoclinic; space group
P2
1/
n; unit cell dimensions
a = 10.4195(5) Å,
b = 19.7297(10) Å,
c = 13.6496(7) Å;
= 102.6590(10)
;
Z =4. Variable temperature NMR confirmed (thd)
2SiX
2 maintained
cis-geometry in solution by observing two distinctmethyl proton resonances (of thd) at room temperature or low temperatures. These compounds show potential foruse as low temperature silicon oxide CVD precursors for transition metal silicate high
gate dielectrics.