Molecular and crystal structure of 1, 1-bis (tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-2, 2-bis (trimethylsilyl) ethylene, the most twisted known olefin, and unusual rearrangement during its …

H Sakurai, H Tobita, Y Nakadaira…

Index: Sakurai,H.; Tobita,H.; Nakadaira,Y. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1982 , vol. 104, p. 4288

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Abstract

These tetrasilylethylenes are sterically very crowded and show interesting properties; for example, an X-ray crystallographic study on tetrakis (trimethylsily1) ethylene (2a, R= Me) reveals that the double bond of 2a is twisted by 29.5. 2c An obvious approach to more congested olefins involves the reaction of 1 with a bulky alkylating reagent.