Geminal2J(29Si‐O‐29Si) couplings in oligosiloxanes and their relation to direct1J(29Si‐13C) couplings

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Abstract
Absolute values of (79) geminal2J(29Si‐O‐29Si) couplings were measured in an extensive series of (55) unstrained siloxanes dissolved in chloroform‐d. Signs of2J(29Si‐O‐29Si) in some (9) silicon hydrides were determined relative to1J(29Si‐1H) which are known to be negative. It is supposed that positive sign of the2J(29Si‐O‐29Si) coupling found in all studied hydrides is common to all siloxanes. Theoretical calculations for simple model compounds failed to reproduce this sign and so their predictions of bond length and angle dependences cannot be taken as reliable. Useful empirical correlations were found between the2J(29Si‐O‐29Si) couplings on one side and the total numbermof oxygen atoms bonded to the silicon atoms, sum of29Si chemical shifts or product of1J(29Si‐13C) couplings on the other side. The significance of these correlations is briefly discussed. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Funding Information
  • Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IAA 400720706)
  • Czech Science Foundation (203/08/P412)

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