Hybrid Disila-Crown Ethers as Hosts for Ammonium Cations: The O–Si–Si–O Linkage as an Acceptor for Hydrogen Bonding

Host-guest chemistry was performed with disilane-bearing crown ethers and the ammonium cation. Equimolar reactions of 1,2-disila[18]crown-6 (1) or 1,2-disila-benzo[18]crown-6 (2) and NH4PF6 in dichloromethane yielded the respective compounds [NH4(1,2-disila[18]crown-6)]PF6 (3) and [NH4(1,2-disila-be...

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Main Authors: Fabian Dankert, Kirsten Reuter, Carsten Donsbach, Carsten von Hänisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Inorganics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/6/1/15