K. Tamao, M. Kumada
Aug 1, 1971
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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Abstract
Abstract The action of sodium ethoxide in ethanol on a number of(halomethyl)disilanes containing phenyl groups or chloride atoms on silicon has been studied. The reaction proceeds in three directions: intramolecular rearrangement involving migration of a silyl group from silicon to carbon, cleavage of the siliconsilicon bond with concomitant reduction of the halomethyl group to methyl, without evolution of hydrogen, and cleavage of the siliconsilicon bond with evolution of hydrogen. The rearrangement/cleavage proportions depend upond the nature and the position of the substituents. Possible mechanisms are discussed.