Theoretical Design of the Structure and Reactivity of Silicon Compounds
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Computational and Theoretical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 3833
Special Issue Editor
Interests: silicon chemistry; unsaturated compounds consisting of heavy group 14 elements; silsesquioxanes; Si/C-mixed compounds; typical elemental catalysts; ab initio molecular orbital calculations; quantum chemical calculations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Silicon belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon-like silicon compounds sometimes show considerably different properties (structure and reactivities, etc.) compared to those of their carbon analogues, especially in the case of fragile compounds with high reactivity, such as unsaturated compounds. The reasons for this have been discussed from various theoretical points of view and have served as the trigger for the reconsideration or extension of famous rules or principles in organic chemistry. The theoretical molecular design of silicon compounds with novel properties and discussions comparing them with carbon analogues are expected to improve not only the silicon representatives of heavy group 14 element chemistry but also organic and inorganic chemistry. Such studies are welcome in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Takako KudoGuest Editor
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Keywords
- silicon compounds
- heavier group 14 analogues of carbon compounds
- novel structure
- novel reaction
- theoretical molecular design
- quantum chemical calculations
- ab initio molecular orbital