Silanimine. isomerization

The model silylnitrene-silanimine isomerization (H3SiN- H2Si=NH) was stud-... 

The thus formed heterocycles 412a decompose or isomerize thermally the required reaction temperature depends on the substituents. The isomerization leads to diazomethane derivatives 413a, whereas the decomposition by [2 + 3] cycloreversion reaction gives bis(trimethylsilyl)diazomethane and short-lived silanimines 414a, which dimerize in most cases. The ratio isomerization/cycloreversion depends on R, the solvent and the temperature and more cycloreversion is observed at higher temperature. An unfavourable side reaction is the insertion of Me2Si=NR into Si—N bonds (formation of 415a and 686 see below). 

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