摘要
The mechanism of cycloaddition reaction between singlet silylene carbene and acetone has been investigated with CCSD（T）//MP2/6-31G method. From the potential energy profile, it can be predicted that the reaction has two competitive dominant reaction pathways. One consists of two steps： （1） the two reactants （R1, R2） firstly form a four-membered ring intermediate （INT4） through a barrier-free exothermic reaction of 585.9 kJ/mol; （2） Then intermediate （INT4） isomerizes to CH3-transfer product （P4.1） via a transition state （TS4.1） with energy barrier of 5.3 kJ/mol. The other is as follows： on the basis of intermediate （INT4） created between R1 and R2, intermediate （INT4） further reacts with acetone （R2） to form the intermediate （INT5） through a barrier-free exothermic reaction of 166.3 kJ/mol; Then, intermediate （INT5） isomerizes to a silicic bis-heterocyclic product （P5） via a transition state （TS5）, for which the barrier is 54.9 kJ/mol. The presented rule of this reaction： the [2＋2] cycloaddition effect between the π orbital of silylene carbene and the π orbital of π-bonded compounds leads to the formation of a four-membered ring intermediate （INT4）; The unsaturated property of C atom from carbene in the four-membered ring intermediate （INT4） results in the generation of CH3-transfer product （P4.1） and silicic bis-heterocyclic compound （P5）.
The mechanism of cycloaddition reaction between singlet silylene carbene and acetone has been investigated with CCSD（T）//MP2/6-31G method. From the potential energy profile, it can be predicted that the reaction has two competitive dominant reaction pathways. One consists of two steps： （1） the two reactants （R1, R2） firstly form a four-membered ring intermediate （INT4） through a barrier-free exothermic reaction of 585.9 kJ/mol; （2） Then intermediate （INT4） isomerizes to CH3-transfer product （P4.1） via a transition state （TS4.1） with energy barrier of 5.3 kJ/mol. The other is as follows： on the basis of intermediate （INT4） created between R1 and R2, intermediate （INT4） further reacts with acetone （R2） to form the intermediate （INT5） through a barrier-free exothermic reaction of 166.3 kJ/mol; Then, intermediate （INT5） isomerizes to a silicic bis-heterocyclic product （P5） via a transition state （TS5）, for which the barrier is 54.9 kJ/mol. The presented rule of this reaction： the [2＋2] cycloaddition effect between the π orbital of silylene carbene and the π orbital of π-bonded compounds leads to the formation of a four-membered ring intermediate （INT4）; The unsaturated property of C atom from carbene in the four-membered ring intermediate （INT4） results in the generation of CH3-transfer product （P4.1） and silicic bis-heterocyclic compound （P5）.
