Structure of novel N-fluorosilylmethyl-N-isopropylureas

Novel N-isopropyl-N',N'-dimethyl-N-(silylmethyl)ureas Me₂NC(O)N(Prⁱ)CH₂SiMe_nX_3–n (X = OEt, F; n = 0–2) were synthesized, and their structure was confirmed by ¹H, ¹³C and ²⁹Si NMR spectroscopy. According to NMR data, the silicon atom of the fluorosilanes (X = F) is pentacoordinated. The X-ray diffraction analysis of the (trifluorosilyl)methylcontaining urea showed that it exists as (O–Si) chelate with intramolecular dative bond C=O→Si (1.880 Å).