title: A facile synthesis of 1,1-bis(silyl)ethenes.
abstract: Symmetrical 1,1-bis(silyl)ethenes have been easily prepared via ruthenium complex-catalyzed silylative coupling cyclization of 1,2-bis(dimethylvinylsiloxy)ethane to give 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-methylene-1,5-dioxa-2,4-disilacycloheptane with excellent selectivity and good yield, followed by its reaction with Grignard reagents. The cyclic product can also be effectively transformed into cyclic carbosiloxane, 2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octamethyl-3,7-dimethylene-1,5-dioxa-2,4,6,8-tetrasilacyclooctane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organometallic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780 Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pawluc
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marciniec
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hreczycho
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gaczewska
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itami