Reactions of vinyldisilanes with ruthenium carbonyl

• Published in: Chemistry letters no. 8; pp. 717 - 718
• Main Authors: Dai, XS, Kano, N, Kako, M, Nakadaira, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: TOKYO Chemical Soc Japan 01.08.1999
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Physical Sciences; Science & Technology; CHEMISTRY; VINYLSILANES; COMPLEXES; SILICON

Reaction of beta-styrylpentamethyldisilane (1a) with Ru-3(CO)(12) afforded beta-styryltrimethylsilane (2a) with elimination of a dimethylsilylene unit, while under similar conditions alpha-isomer 1b yielded 2a together with 1a. Studies on these reactions suggest the formation of silapropenyl and sil...