Synthesis of a silene from 1,1-dilithiosilole and 2-adamantanone.
Reaction of 1,1-dilithio-1-sila-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsilole with 2-adamantanone produces a 5-silafulvene. This represents a new method for synthesis of silenes, leading to the first example of a silapentafulvene.
Toulokhonova
Irina S
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Organosilicon Research Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
Guzei
Ilia A
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West
Robert
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