Negative hyperconjugation in silicon

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Negative hyperconjugation is a theorized phenomenon in organosilicon compounds, in which hyperconjugation stabilizes or destabilizes certain accumulations of positive charge. The phenomenon explains corresponding peculiarities in the stereochemistry and rate of hydrolysis.

polarizing the electron density onto
carbon.

The continued presence of second-row type stability in certain organosilicon compounds is known as the silicon α and β effects, after the corresponding

antiperiplanar relationship between the Si group and the leaving group to maximize orbital overlap.[1]

Moreover, there is also another kind of silicon α effect, which is mainly about the hydrolysis on the silicon atom.

Experimental evidence

In 1946, Leo Sommer and

hydroxyl group replaced the β chlorine:

Scheme 3. Beta silicon effect
Scheme 3. Beta silicon effect

They concluded that silicon inhibits electrofugal activity at the α carbon.[2]

The silicon effect also manifests in certain compound properties.

trimethylacetic acid (pKa 5.00).[1]

In 1994, Yong and coworkers compared the free-energy effects of α- and β-Si(CH3)3 moieties on C–H homo- and heterolysis. They, too, concluded that the β silicon atom could stabilize carbocations and the α silicon destabilize carbocations.[3]

Orbital structure

Stabilisation of anions by silicon[4]

The silicon α and β effects arise because 3rd period heteroatoms can stabilize adjacent carbanions charges via (negative) hyperconjugation.

In the α effect, reactions that develop negative charge adjacent to the silicon, such as

anti-bonding orbital, which stabilizes the C–M bond. More generally, (i.e. even for "naked" carbanions) the Si σ* orbitals help stabilize the electrons on the α carbon.[5][unreliable source?
]

In the β effect, reactions that develop positive charge on carbon atoms β to the silicon accelerate. The C–Si σ orbital partially overlaps the with the C–X (leaving group) σ* orbital (2b):

This electron-density donation into the anti-bonding orbital weakens the C–X bond, decreasing the barrier to the cleavage indicated 3, and favoring formation of the carbenium 4.

In silyl ethers

Silicon alpha-effect

The silicon α‑effect described above is mainly focused on carbon. In fact, the most

crosslink 10-1000 times faster than the corresponding prepolymers produced from conventional Cγ-functionalized trialkoxypropylsilanes and dialkoxymethylpropylsilanes.[6]

History

This silicon α-effect was first observed in the late 1960s by researchers at Bayer AG as an increase in reactivity at the silicon atom for hydrolysis and was used for cross-linking of α-silane-terminated prepolymers. For a long time after that, people attributed this reactivity as silicon α-effect. However, the real mechanism beneath it had been debated for many years after this discovery.[2] Generally, this effect has been rationalized as an intramolecular donor-acceptor interaction between the lone pair of the organofunctional group (such as NR2, OC(O)R, N(H)COOMe) and the silicon atom. However, this hypothesis has been proved incorrect by Mitzel and coworkers[7] and more experiments are needed to interpret this effect.

Mechanism study

Acid and base hydrolysis of α- and γ-silanes

Reinhold and coworkers[8] performed a systematical experiment to study the kinetics and mechanisms of hydrolysis of such compounds. They prepared a series of α-silanes and γ-silanes and tested their reactivity in different pH (acidic and basic regime), functional group X and the spacer between the silicon atom and the functional group X.

In general, they find that under basic conditions, the rate of hydrolysis is mainly controlled by the electrophilicity of the silicon center and the rate of the hydrolysis of the γ-silanes is less influenced by the generally electronegative functional groups than α-silanes. More electronegative the functional groups are, the higher the rate of hydrolysis. However, under acidic conditions, the rate of hydrolysis depends on both the electrophilicity of the silicon center (determining the molecular reactivity) and the concentration of the (protonated) reactive species. Under acidic conditions, the nucleophile changes from OH- to H2O, so it involves the process of protonation and the atoms are protonated could be either silicon or the functional group X. As a result, the general trend in acidic solution is more complicated.

References

  1. ^ a b Colvin, E. (1981) Silicon in Organic Synthesis. Butterworth: London.
  2. ^ a b Whitmore, Frank C.; Sommer, Leo H. (March 1946)
    • "Organo-silicon compounds II: Silicon analogs of neopentyl chloride and neopentyl iodide: The alpha silicon effect."
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    • "——— III: α- and β-chloroalkyl silanes and the unusual reactivity of the latter."
      doi:10.1021/ja01207a037
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    Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 68 issue 3. pp. 481–487.

    Sommer, Leo H.; Dorfman, Edwin; Goldberg, Gershon M.; and Whitmore, Frank C. "The reactivity with alkali of chlorine-carbon bonds alpha, beta and gamma to silicon." Ibid, pp. 488–489.

    PMID 21015747
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  4. ^ orthocresol (Jul 6 2017). Answer to Dealon & NotEvans 2017.
  5. ^ Zhe, orthocresol, and NotEvans (17 Jan 2022). Answers to "Stabilisation of anions by silicon". (Accessed 2022-11-29.) Chemistry Stack Exchange. Stack Exchange. Archived 2022-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ISBN 978-3-527-30518-6
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  7. ISSN 0276-7333
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  8. ISSN 0276-7333
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