Some Theoretical and Experimental Evidence for Particularities of the Siloxane Bond
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Published:2022-12-05
Issue:23
Volume:27
Page:8563
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ISSN:1420-3049
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Container-title:Molecules
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Molecules
Author:
Stoica Alexandru-Constantin,
Damoc Madalin,
Cojocaru CorneliuORCID,
Nicolescu AlinaORCID,
Shova SergiuORCID,
Dascalu Mihaela,
Cazacu MariaORCID
Abstract
The specific features of the siloxane bond unify the compounds based on it into a class with its own chemistry and unique combinations of chemical and physical properties. An illustration of their chemical peculiarity is the behavior of 1,3-bis(2-aminoethylaminomethyl)tetramethyldisiloxane (AEAMDS) in the reaction with carbonyl compounds and metal salts, by which we obtain the metal complexes of the corresponding Schiff bases formed in situ. Depending on the reaction conditions, the fragmentation of this compound takes place at the siloxane bond, but, in most cases, it is in the organic moieties in the β position with respect to the silicon atom. The main compounds that were formed based on the moieties resulting from the splitting of this diamine were isolated and characterized from a structural point of view. Depending on the presence or not of the metal salt in the reaction mixture, these are metal complexes with organic ligands (either dangling or not dangling silanol tails), or organic compounds. Through theoretical calculations, electrons that appear in the structure of the siloxane bond in different contexts and that lead to such fragmentations have been assessed.
Funder
Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation, and Digitization, CNCS—UEFISCDI
PNCDI III
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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