NMR study (1H, 13C and 29Si) of the methylallylsilanes

¹H, ¹³C and ²⁹Si NMR data for the compounds (CH₃)_xSi(CH₂CHCH₂)_4-x are reported. The ¹H resonances from the π system are indicative of the electron-supplying inductive effect (+I) of the (CH₃SiCH₂, moiety but the corresponding ¹³C_π chemical shifts seem to be influenced by a sterically induced polarization of the C-H bonds. The ¹³C_All, ¹³C_Me and ²⁹Si chemical shift data reveal an important neighbour anisotropy contribution originating from the π system. Ultraviolet study of the compounds mentioned above gives indication of a σ—π conjugation in accordance with PES and ab initio results 1—5]. The trend observed in the various coupling constants is too small to be Interpreted.