title: Electrochemical synthesis of 1,2-disilylethanes from α-silylacetic acids.
abstract: The synthesis of 1,2-disilylethanes [R(1)R(2)R(3)Si(CH(2))(2)SiR(1)R(2)R(3)] is usually conducted by using noble metal reagents or catalysts. This work describes a new electrochemical synthetic method for their preparation in good yields by oxidation of α-silylacetic acids at Pt anodes (Kolbe electrolysis). Most of the reported synthesized 1,2-disilylethanes in this work are unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Alex V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Shtelman
authors.forename: James Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Becker