London dispersion (LD) interactions are the main contribution of the attractive part of the van
der Waals potential. Even though LD effects are the driving force for molecular aggregation …

Latent nucleophiles are compounds that are themselves not nucleophilic but can produce a
strong nucleophile when activated. Such nucleophiles can expand the scope of Lewis base …

The development of catalytic silylation of alcohols under ambient reaction conditions plays
an important role in organic synthesis. New silyl groups and methods for their introduction …

Electron-rich pyridines with π donor groups at the para position play an important role as
nucleophiles in organocatalysis, but their ligand properties and utilization in coordination …

A simple and highly practical catalyst‐free O‐silylation of silanols with commercially
available disilazanes has been developed under mild conditions. In the case of polyhedral …

We present an experimental and computational study to investigate noncovalent interactions
between silyl groups that are often employed as “innocent” protecting groups. We chose an …

Spherosilicate, consisting of a double 4-ring cyclosilicate core (D4R; Si8O20) with every
corner functionalized with a dimethylsilyl chloride group (-SiMe2Cl), was used as a node to …

Pyridinyl amide ion pairs carrying various electron-withdrawing substituents were
synthesized with selected ammonium or phosphonium counterions. Compared to neutral …

The post-synthesis functionalization (grafting) kinetics of mesoporous silica nanoparticles
(MSN) with organo-trimethoxysilanes (R-TMS) is studied via solution 1 H NMR …

There is increased evidence that the effect of bulky groups in organic, organometallic, and
inorganic chemistry is not only repulsive but can be attractive because of London dispersion …