@Article{InorgChem_42_6586, author = {M. Brynda and G. Bernardinelli and C. Dutan and M. Geoffroy}, title = {{Kinetic Stabilization of Primary Hydrides of Main Group Elements. The Synthesis of an Air-Stable, Crystalline Arsine and Silane}}, journal= {Inorg. Chem.}, ISSN = {0020-1669}, volume= {42}, number= {21}, pages = {6586-6588}, url = {http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/inocaj/2003/42/i21/abs/ic034367r.html}, doi= {10.1021/ic034367r}, abstract = {{Two new, “user-friendly” derivatives of triptycene containing AsH$_2$ and SiH$_3$ fragments were synthesized. Both solids are crystalline, air-stable compounds characterized by elevated melting points and resistance toward moisture. The highly reactive As-H and Si-H bonds are protected by the presence of the surrounding phenylene hydrogen atoms, which ensure a remarkable kinetic stabilization of these primary hydrides. After X-ray irradiation of a single crystal of triptycenesilane, a persistent silyl radical was trapped and characterized.}}, year = {2003} }