Carbosilanes are compounds in which the elements silicon and carbon alternate in the molecular skeleton 1]. Just as the alkanes are formally derived from the diamond lattice and the aromatics from the graphite lattice, the carbosilanes are structurally derived from silicon carbide. Because of the tetravalent nature of silicon and carbon we can expect stable linear, cyclic and polycyclic compounds to occur. However, carbosilanes do not exist in nature. This book is an attempt to give a summarized presentation. Carbosilanes are, of course, part" of organosilicon chemistry, but their behavior...
Carbosilanes are compounds in which the elements silicon and carbon alternate in the molecular skeleton 1]. Just as the alkanes are formally derived ...