b S Supporting Information C arboxylates A (Scheme 1) are one of the most significant functional groups in chemistry, biochemistry, and material sciences. It is well-known that the CÀO bond lengths of a carboxylate are equal and the negative charge is delocalized on the carboxylate skeleton. Carboxylates can act as a nucleophile in various organic reactions. Dithiocarboxylates B and dithiocarbamates C, in which two oxygen atoms in the carboxyl group are replaced by sulfur atoms, have been synthesized. Their coordination chemistry toward main-group and transition metals were investigated extensively. 1 They can stabilize metal complexes with a variety of oxidation states and coordination geometries. In contrast, the siladichalcogenocarboxylates [RSi(E) 2 ] À (D, R = supporting substituent, E = chalcogen) are still unknown.Recently, Driess et al. synthesized successfully the silathiocarboxylic acidÀbase adduct [{HC(CMeNAr) 2 }Si(S)OH(dmap)] (Ar = 2,6-Pr i 2 C 6 H 3 ), which reacted with AlMe 3 to form the aluminum silathiocarboxylate [{HC(CMeNAr) 2 }Si(S)OAlMe 2 -(dmap)]. 2 However, the reaction of [HC{CMeNAr} 2 Si(S)OH (dmap)] with MeLi or LiN(SiMe 3 ) 2 cannot afford the corresponding anion. Roesky et al. showed that the reaction of [LGeCl(μ-S)] 2 (L = PhC(NBu t ) 2 ) with two equivalents of KC 8 in THF formed the germadithiocarboxylate [{LGe(S) 2 }K(μ-THF)] 2 . 3 In contrast, the lighter congener, siladithiocarboxylate, is still unknown. The coordination chemistry of heavier group 14 analogues of dichalcogenocarboxylate toward main-group and transition metals is also rare. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of an amidinate-stabilized siladithiocarboxylate, [{LSi(S) 2 }K(THF) 2 ] 2 (2), and a germanium(II) siladithiocarboxylate, [{LSi(S) 2 } 2 Ge:] (3).The novel siladithiocarboxylate [{LSi(S) 2 }K(THF) 2 ] 2 (2) was synthesized by the reaction of [LSiCl] (1) 4 with two equivalents of elemental sulfur and KC 8 in THF (Scheme 2). The reaction was stirred for 2 h. The reaction mixture was filtered, and volatiles of the filtrate were removed in vacuo. The crude product was then characterized by 1 H and 29 Si NMR spectroscopy in THF-d 8 . The spectra show a mixture of 2 (major product), [LSi(S)Cl] 5 (minor product), and unidentified compounds (minor product). The crude product was extracted with THF. After filtration and concentration, only compound 2 was afforded as colorless crystals. An attempt to isolate [LSi(S)Cl] 5 and the unidentified compounds from the mother liquor by recrystallization was unsuccessful.Roesky et al. showed that the germadithiocarboxylate [{LGe(S) 2 }K (μ-THF)] 2 was synthesized by the reaction of [LGeCl(μ-S)] 2 with two equivalents of KC 8 in THF. 3 In this regard, the treatment of [LSi(S)Cl] 5 with two equivalents of KC 8 in THF was performed. A mixture of 2 (major product) and the disilylene [LSi-SiL] (minor product) 6 was afforded in the reaction, which has been confirmed by NMR spectroscopy.
Scheme 1. Anions AÀDABSTRACT: The synthesis and characterization of the amidina...