Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.120, No.9, 2124-2130, 1998
A computational study of the proton-transfer chemistry of the silaformyl anion
Proton-transfer reactions involving the silaformyl anion, HSiO-, and its conjugate acids, HSiOH and H2SiO, hare been investigated with ab initio methods. Calculations through fourth-order perturbation theory suggest possible routes for proton transfer. Accurate estimates for the acidity of H2SiO and HSiOH are presented and discussed In light of earlier experimental estimates.