title: Selective Si--C bond cleavage as synthetic entry to a functionalized lithiosilane.
abstract: Treatment of the phenyl-substituted silane 4 with lithium metal afforded the functionalized lithiosilane rac-2 by selective cleavage of one Si-C bond between silicon and a phenyl group. The resulting lithiosilane rac-2 crystallizes as the dimer (2.THF)2, which represents the first example of a dimeric organyl-substituted lithiosilane in the presence of THF.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strohmann
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schildbach
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Auer