English

Noun

silanyl ‎(plural silanyls)

1. Synonym of silyl
   • 2015 July 1, Rainer Zitz et al., “Neutral “Cp-Free” Silyl-Lanthanide(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding Analysis”, in Inorganic Chemistry, volume 54, DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01072:

     The THF complexes LnI 2 ·(THF) 2 [Ln = Yb (yellow), Eu (dark yellow), Sm (dark blue)] were prepared by reaction of small pieces of metal with 1,2-diiodoethane in THF. 32 , 33 The dark blue SmI 2 ·(THF) 2 was either dissolved in THF or suspended in toluene and treated with silanyl mono- or dianions.