title: Halophilic reactions of a stable silylene with chloro and bromocarbons.
abstract: A number of disilanes have been synthesized from a stable silylene, 1 (N,N'-di-tert-butyl-1,3-diaza-2-silacyclopent-4-en-2-ylidene), and a variety of halocarbons. It is proposed that disilane formation is a result of an initial halophilic interaction between the silylene and halocarbon. Formation of disilanes from 1 and CCl4, 2a, CHCl3, 2b, CH2Cl2, 2c, benzyl chloride, 2d, and bromobenzene, 5, are described here. An X-ray crystal structure of 2b was determined.
authors.affiliation: Organosilicon Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bosse
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: Ilia A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Guzei
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: West