Abstract
,: The structure of the straight silanes SinH2n+2 (1 ≤ n ≤ 7) and of the branched isomers isotetrasilane, iso- and neopentasilane, 2-silyl- and 3-silylpentasilane, 2,3-disilyltetrasilane as well as 2-silyl- and 3-silylhexasilane could be unambiguously elucidated by 29Si NMR spectroscopy. Systematic trends in the chemical shift and coupling parameters were observed and an empirical relationship between δ(29Si) of a 29Si nucleus and the number of the neighbouring silicon atoms in αβor γposition is given. In 1H decoupled spectra the nuclear Overhauser effect on the 29Si resonance was found to increase with increasing distance of the 29Si nucleus from the end of the chain. A complete analysis of the multi spin systems of disilane, trisilane and isotetrasilane was performed and the signs of the 29Si,H- and H,H-long range coupling constants were determined with regard to the negative sign of 1J(29SiH).

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