In search of a stable disilyne, effects of bulky 2,6-bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenyl (Ar*) groups on silicon–silicon triple bonding are investigated using density functional theory. It is predicted that Ar*Si≡SiAr* is very stable to isomerization and dimerization.
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