M. S. Samuel, K. Baines, D. Hughes
Nov 1, 2000
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Canadian Journal of Chemistry
Abstract
The photolysis of Si,Si-di-tert-butyltetramesitylsiladigermirane in the presence of methylmagnesium iodide at 15°C has been investigated. Five products were isolated and identified from the complex product mixture: mesityldimethylgermane, dimesitylmethylgermane, (di-tert-butylmethylsilyl)mesitylmethylgermane, meta-(di-tert-butylmethylsilyl)toluene, and para-(di-tert-butylmethylsilyl)toluene. The characterization of these compounds and proposed mechanisms for their formation will be discussed.Key words: germasilene, Grignard reagents, germylmagnesium compounds.