S. Kyushin, T. Shinnai, Tomoyoshi Kubota
Aug 19, 1997
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Organometallics
Abstract
9,10-Di-tert-butyl-9,10-dihydro-9,10-disilaanthracenes (trans-3 and cis-3) were synthesized, and their structures were determined by X-ray crystallography. The trans and cis isomers have a different conformation of the disilacyclohexadiene rings: trans-3 has a chair-like structure, while cis-3 has a boat-like structure. On irradiation of a solution of trans-3 or cis-3 in the presence of di-tert-butyl peroxide, trans-3 and cis-3 isomerized to each other and reached an equilibrium to give a mixture of cis-3 (81%) and trans-3 (19%). The isomerization shows the inversion of the radical center of the intermediate silyl radicals, which is rare in reactions of silyl radicals. Considering the reaction mechanism, the silyl radicals derived from trans-3 and cis-3 are found to be relatively stable, probably due to bulky tert-butyl substituents.