Abstract
Mol. and crystal structures of the cyclic conjugated 8-p-electron systems 1,4-bis(trimethylgermyl)- and 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-dihydropyrazine and of 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,4-dihydropyrazine (I) were detd. by X-ray crystallog. at low temps. Whereas the first 2 species exhibit virtually planar six-membered ring conformations and very little pyramidalization at the N centers, the sterically more crowded tetra-Me deriv. I has a pronounced boat conformation with a dihedral angle of about 140° between the ring halves. These structural results are in excellent agreement with theor. calcns. as well as spectroscopic data and illustrate the exceptional structural flexibility of the antiarom. 1,4-dihydropyrazine system. on SciFinder(R)
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