Irradiation of chloroanisoles, phenols, and N, N-dimethylanilines bearing a trimethylsilyl (TMS) group in the ortho position with respect to the chlorine atom caused photoheterolysis of the Ar-Cl bond and formation of the corresponding ortho-trimethylsilylphenyl cations in the triplet state. The β effect of silicon on these intermediates has been studied by comparing the resulting chemistry in alcoholic solvents with that of the silicon-free analogues and by ...
