π-donation and stabilizing effects of pnicogens in carbenium and silicenium ions: A theoretical study of [C(XH2)3]+ and [Si(XH2)3]+ (X=N, P, As, Sb, Bi)

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2834-2841

  Rissler, Jörg ^a   Hartmann, Michael ^a   Marchand, Christina M ^b   Grützmacher, Hansjörg ^b   Frenking, Gernot ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b LABORATORY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Carbenium ions; Pi interactions; Pnicogens; Silicenium ions

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; QUANTUM THEORY;

QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS;

POSITIVE IONS;

CARBENE; CARBENIUM DERIVATIVE; CHALCOGEN; PNICOGEN; SILICENIUM DERIVATIVE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; PREDICTION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0035796419     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010702)7:13<2834::AID-CHEM2834>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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