M. Ballestri, C. Chatgilialoglu, K. B. Clark
1991
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Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract
Tris(trimethylsily1)silane is an effective reducing agent for organic halides, selenides, xanthatee, and isocyanide, as well as an effective hydrosilylating agent for dialkyl ketones and alkenes. The silane functions as a mediator in the formation of intermolecular carbon-carbon bonds via radicals and allows a variety of organic substrates to be used as alkyl radical percursors. Absolute rate constants for the reaction of (MeSSi),@' radicals with a variety of organic compounds have been measured in solution by laser flash photolysis. At 294 K rate constants are >5 X 10' M-' s-l for C=C double bonds that are activated by neighboring ?r-electron systems or by electron-withdrawing groups. For other substrates, reactivities decreased in the order xanthate > selenide > isocyanide > nitro > sulfide.