Dept. of Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry

Computational investigations of Si=C double bonded compounds

The research projects I work with concern structure, reactivity and electronic properties of variously substituted silenes as well as other heavy alkenes, imines, and ketones. I am particularly interested in the effect of reverse polarization and how it affects structure and reactivity. My projects are completely based on quantum chemical calculations.

Publications

1: A computational investigation of the retrocyclization reaction of silacyclo-but-2-enes to 1-silabuta-1,3-dienes: Focus on the effect of the substituents
Hui Tong, Anders M. Eklöf, Patrick Steel, and Henrik Ottosson
J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem), 2007, accepted for publication

2: Silenes: Connectors between classical alkenes and non-classical heavy alkenes
Henrik Ottosson and Anders M. Eklöf
Coord. Chem. Rev. 2007, submitted