Chemistry Seminar: 21.10.2009

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[edit] Structures and Electronic Properties of Si-substituted Benzenes and their Transition metal complexes.

Name : Vaisakh Mohan K.

Abstract :

The chemistry and physics of various isotopes of carbon has been a hot subject of interest for last two decades. Contrary to the huge interest in carbon based nanomaterials, the chemistry of Silicon, belonging to the same group in the periodic table is not very well studied. The lack of interest in Si based nanomaterials maybe attributed to the unavailability of planar sp2 like bonding environment. In this talk, the effect of substitution of C by Si in the six membered framework of Benzene to their structural and electronic properties will be discussed. Also a mechanism for stabilizing such partially-Si/all-Si rings through complexation to transition metals like Cr will be considered.