In a 4-isopropyl-1-oxa-3-oxonia-2-borata-naphthalene the isopropyl group exhibits the same conformational phenomena as the Me2N group in 8-dimethylamino-naphth-1-yl-silanes and related phosphorus compounds. Since the details can be fully rationalized on the basis of the steric situation and electronic factors are excluded, the common features cannot serve to infer dative interaction from nitrog...

A series of novel neutral pentacoordinate silicon(IV) complexes with SiClSN(2)C, SiBrSN(2)C, SiSN(3)C, SiSON(2)C, SiS(2)N(2)C, SiSeSN(2)C and SiTeSN(2)C skeletons (compounds 1-12) was synthesised, starting from PhSiCl(3), PhSiBr(3), PhSi(NCO)(3), MeSiCl(3) or C(6)F(5)SiCl(3). Compounds 1-12 contain (i) a tridentate dianionic N,N,S chelate ligand (derived from 2-{[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]amino}benz...

The cleavage of silicon–hydrogen bonds to generate silicon-containing metal complexes has played an essential role in the preparation organosilicon compounds. Herein, we report reaction cyclopentadienone iridium complex 1 with hydrosilanes afford hydroxycyclopentadienyl silyl 4 via umpolung Si–H bond. nucleophilicity Ir–Si bond resulting was demonstrated allyl halide and ethyl acrylate. Further...

Each main group element in main group compounds usually takes its own specific coordination number, oxidation number and bonding state. An unusual valence can be achieved by appropriate molecular design and synthetic methods, and such an unusual valence results in characteristic, unique structures and properties. The reactivity of the main group compounds markedly depends on the coordination nu...

The title of this essay declares that silicon does have roles in plants and all participants in this conference know that that is so. This knowledge, however, is not shared by the general community of plant biologists, who largely ignore the element. This baffling contrast is based on two sets of experience. First, higher plants can grow to maturity in nutrient solutions formulated without sili...

As semiconductor devices continue to be highly integrated and their geometries also continue to shrink, not only particulate and metallic contamination but also trace organic contamination adsorbed on the surface of silicon wafers has an increasingly detrimental impact on the performance and yield of semiconductor devices [1]. Airborne organic volatiles leads to unintentional hydrophobization (...

DNA origami is a widely used method for fabrication of custom-shaped nanostructures. However, to utilize such structures, one needs to controllably position them on nanoscale. Here we demonstrate how different types of 3D scaffolded multilayer origamis can be accurately anchored to lithographically fabricated nanoelectrodes on a silicon dioxide substrate by DEP. Straight brick-like origami stru...

Monosilicon analogs of phenolates and phenylthiolates are studied by quantum chemical calculations. Three different silaphenolates and three different silaphenylthiolates are possible; the ortho-, meta-, and para-isomers. For the silaphenolates, the meta-isomer is the thermodynamically most stable, regardless if the substituent R at Si is H, t-Bu or SiMe(3). However, with R = H and SiMe(3) the ...

The bending of microfabricated silicon nitride cantilevers was used to determine surface stress changes at solid–liquid interfaces. The radius of curvature of the bent cantilever is directly proportional to changes in the differential surface stress between its opposite sides. To demonstrate the possibilities and limitations of the technique, cantilevers coated on both sides with gold and dense...