Synthesis of Hexasilabenzene with 1,4-Cyclohexasilanylene Groups

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26620023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Organic chemistry
• Research Institution: Gunma University
• Principal Investigator: KYUSHIN Soichiro 群馬大学, 大学院理工学府, 教授 (40195392)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ヘキサシラベンゼン / 有機ケイ素クラスター / オリゴシラン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Hexasilabenzene is the silicon analog of benzene. In contrast with benzene, the energy of hexasilabenzene is by 36.0 kcal mol-1 higher than the most stable valence isomer, and therefore, hexasilabenzene has not yet been synthesized. According to theoretical calculations, hexasilabenzene with three 1,4-cyclohexasilanylene groups is estimated to be the most stable among its valence isomers. In this research, synthesis of hexasilabenzene with 1,4-cyclohexasilanylene groups was studied.

Free Research Field

有機ケイ素化学