The Conjugative Ability of the Trimethylsilyl Group

RA Benkeser, HR Krysiak

Index: Benkeser; Krysiak Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1953 , vol. 75, p. 2421,2423

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Citation Number: 73

Abstract

The effect of the m and p-Me, Si group upon the ionization constants of anilines, dimethylanilines, phenols and benzoic acids has been studied and the Hammett U-values determined. These data indicate that the m-MerSi group exerts mainly an electron-releasing inductive effect in all these reactions. The latter group, however, is capable of limited conjugation involving an expansion of the silicon valence shell in the reaction of phenols, ...