Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, o915-o916  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804010128 ]

5,5'-Bis(trimethylsilylethynyl)-2,2'-bipyridine

M. S. Khan, B. Ahrens, L. Male and P. R. Raithby

Abstract: The title compound, 5,5'-bis(trimethylsilylethynyl)-2,2'-bipyridine, C₂₀H₂₄N₂Si₂, is a trimethylsilyl-protected dialkyne. It is a precursor in the preparation of platinum di-yne complexes and platinum poly-yne polymers. Such organic compounds are of interest because of the extended -conjugation that occurs through the hetero-aromatic linker unit in the molecular backbone. Within the molecule, the silyl-alkyne groups are essentially linear and the bipyridine unit is approximately planar with a dihedral angle of 5.3  (1)° between the planes.

Online 30 April 2004

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