Cover Feature: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Complexation with Fe(0) of a Tight‐bite Bis(N‐heterocyclic silylene) (Chem. Eur. J. 31/2024)

A tight-bite bis(N-heterocyclic silylene) is involved in two distinct reactions. The first reaction, featuring the organic aniline p-toluidine, forms cyclodisilazane through the oxidative addition of both N−H bonds across two SiII atoms. Conversely, reaction with Fe(CO)5 yields a four-membered NSi2Fe2 ring featuring a Fe−Fe bond length of 2.6892(13) Å. This investigation sheds light on the diverse reactivity of bis(N-heterocyclic silylene) compounds, providing valuable insights into their potential applications in main-group chemistry. More information can be found in the Research Article by D. Stalke, H. W. Roesky and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400389).