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The SiN distance in 1 lies well outside the range of covalence. The presence of a loose donor bond is also found by NMR spectroscopic findings in solution: above 58°C the amino ligand detaches reversibly from the silicon with formation of the donor-free complex 2.
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Probst et al. (1991) studied this question.
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