Abstract The equilibrium acidity of 9, 10-dihydro-9, 9-dimethyl-10-phenyl-9-silaanthracene is determined with caesium cyclohexylamide in cyclohexylamine; the pK has the value of 27.4. From the fact that its acidity is onyly pK 0.6 stronger than that of its carbon analogue it is concluded that aromatic “through-conjugation” does not play an important role in this system. This conclusion is discussed in the context of current ideas and evidence on d π ...