title: anti-2,2,3,3,6,6,7,7,10,10,11,11,14,14,15,15-Hexadeca-methyl-2,3,6,7,10,11,14,15-octa-silapenta-cyclo-[10.4.2.2(4,9).0(5,8).0(13,16)]icosa-1(17),4,8,12(18),13(16),19-hexa-ene.
abstract: The title compound, C28H52Si8, was synthesized by condensation of two mol-ecules of 1,2,3,4-tetra-kis-(chloro-dimethyl-sil-yl)benzene with lithium. The 3,4-disila-1,2-benzocyclo-butene rings in the centrosymmetric molecule are bridged by 1,1,2,2-tetra-methyl-disilanylene chains with an anti conformation. The benzene rings are deformed by fusion with a 3,4-disilacyclo-butene ring resulting in a slight boat conformation. Two Si-C bonds are bent to reduce the steric repulsion between the methyl groups on the two Si atoms and the methyl groups on another two Si atoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Kyohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kyushin