Reactions of 7, 8-disilabicyclo [2.2. 2] octa-2, 5-dienes. Evidence for the transient existence of a disilene

DN Roark, GJD Peddle

Index: Roark,D.N.; Peddle,G.J.D. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1972 , vol. 94, # 16 p. 5837 - 5841

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Abstract

Abstract: Three 7, 8-disilabicyclo [2, 2.2] octa-2, 5-dienes (1, 2, and 3) were prepared and found to thermally de-compose to give an intermediate containing a silicon-silicon double bond. The intermediate was trapped by dienes and found to rearrange in the absence of a trap. A mass spectral study of 1, 2, and 3 supported the postulated pathway of decomposition. vidence has recently been found for the existence E of highly reactive ...