A new weakly coordinating anion: approaching the silylium (silicenium) ion

Abstract
closo-6,7,8,9,10-Br5-CB9H5 is a new, chemically robust, soluble, weakly coordinating anion; it has been used to develop more cationic character in a trialkyl silicon moiety than has been conclusively demonstrated to date.

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