Exceptionally Strong Electron‐Donating Ability of Bora‐Ylide Substituent vis‐à‐vis Silylene and Silylium Ion

Abstract

AbstractElectropositive boron‐based substituent (phosphonium bora‐ylide) with an exceptionally strong π‐ and σ‐electron donating character dramatically increases the stability of a new type of N‐heterocyclic silylene 2 featuring amino‐ and bora‐ylide‐substituents. Moreover, the related silylium ion 4 and transition‐metal–silylene complexes, with trigonal‐planar geometries around the silicon center, are also well stabilized. Therefore, the N,B‐heterocyclic silylene 2 can be used as a strongly electron‐donating innocent ligand in coordination chemistry similarly to N‐heterocyclic carbenes.